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

Chapter 219 Xi Yu led the troops to the land of Qingzhou, and Cao Cao wanted to conquer it himself
Seeing that Xi Yu seemed to be shaken, Jia Xu continued, "My lord, this matter has little to do with me. I am at most the dean of the Design Institute..."

"However, this matter has a lot to do with you. Even if you are not defeated, even if you are in a stalemate, you will have to lead the troops to fight in the end..."

Hearing Jia Xu's words, Xi Yu thought to himself: This old man is very good at persuading, and he gets to the point every sentence.

However, this put Xi Yu in a dilemma.

"According to what you said, I can't refuse this matter of commanding the army..."

Seeing that Xi Yu was really shaken,
Jia Xu was overjoyed, and immediately took advantage of the victory to pursue, and said to Xi Yu, "Sir, you can rest assured that you will lead the army. The strategy formulated by the design institute this time will never allow you to fight the enemy yourself! I can assure you of this point." !"

Hearing this, Xi Yu said in a deep voice, "Look at your posture, I can't do it if I don't go..."

Jia Xu has seen through Xi Yu long ago. It's not that the master Xi can't bear the bloody fighting on the battlefield, nor does it mean that the master believes in the theory of karma and reincarnation. After all, there are no immortals on the battlefield.

Jia Xu has long understood that the fundamental problem is that their drama master is really lazy and doesn't want to move.

In Jia Xu's view, as long as the master is willing to move, once he trains day and night, Lu Bu of Qingzhou is no match for the master at all.

So, seeing that Xi Yu finally let go, Jia Xu immediately said, "So, my lord, you agreed to lead the army and horses to fight, then we can agree, and you must not go back on your word. How do you convince me to trust you, don't you, my lord?"

Seeing this, Xi Yu couldn't refuse anymore, so he nodded in agreement.

Jia Xu immediately gave Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia a sneaky wink, and the three left the government office immediately.

After arriving at the gate of the government office, Jia Xu was very proud, and even reached out to Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia, saying, "You two, hurry up and give me the money, don't play tricks!"

Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia shook their heads, unable to play tricks, and immediately took out several neatly folded pieces of exquisite silk cloth.

Such things, in the eyes of Confucian scholars and literati, are more precious than gold.

Jia Xu took it and put it in his pocket directly, very proud of it.

Zhuge Liang felt a little helpless, "Hey, I'm still too young..."

Guo Jiake couldn't figure it out, and asked in confusion, "What is the matter today? In the past, the lord could not persuade Mr. Xi, why is Mr. Xi willing to accept Jia Xu's advice today?"

At this time, Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia kept their promise and gave the silk cloth to Jia Xu. The process was clearly seen by Zhao Yun on the side.

"You two, did our master accept it?" Zhao Yunxin asked suspiciously.

Zhuge Liang, Jia Xu and others immediately nodded, Zhao Yun trembled all over and almost fell to the ground.

Guo Jia asked, "Hehe, Zilong, are you too shocked?"

Zhao Yun said to Jia Xu, "I'm really shocked. I really want to know how the master persuaded the lord. The last time the lord went to the battlefield was nearly two years ago..."

Jia Xu walked to the gate of the front yard, and then said calmly, "Today is different from the past, my lord treats people generously, how can he have soldiers and horses under his hands!"

"Think about it, everyone. Although Lord Xi is smart and wise, he is not a god. The reason why he didn't command soldiers before is that the lord holds the power of life and death. However, now that Lord Xi is a shepherd of Xuzhou, he has [-] soldiers under his command. Opportunity All his soldiers."

"If you hold life and death in your own hands, you must tell yourself that you have the responsibility to reduce the loss of soldiers and horses. In this way, it will be difficult for adults to refuse."

Jia Xu paused, then continued, "Right now, the strength of the Qingzhou soldiers under my lord's command is stronger than that of Danyang soldiers, and stronger than that of Wancheng soldiers. Moreover, my lord's Qingzhou soldiers are stronger than Danyang soldiers, and stronger than Wancheng soldiers. Naturally, they are also stronger than Yuan Shao's Jizhou soldiers."

"As for Lv Bu's Bingzhou tigers and wolves, because they have been away for many years and are getting older, they are all exhausted, and their combat strength is seriously insufficient."

"For those who exist, perhaps the types of troops in these places have already been adjusted. If that is the case, Master Xi only needs to sit in the army and does not need to go to battle to kill the enemy. This matter is enough to inspire the blood of Qingzhou soldiers."

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia looked at each other, and they both nodded repeatedly.

Then what kind of harm is this character...

"How about this character?"

Zhao Yun said with a smile: "He has a very good personality. It is for this reason that we are willing to follow Mr. Xi to the death and laugh at you."

"Yes..." Guo Jia nodded approvingly.

Combat policies and actions are properly arranged, food and grass are sufficient, and how to march and fight is now the means of a group of advisers.

……

198, winter.

It was snowing heavily, and white riders were riding in the mountains of Xuzhou.

The leader of this army is General Huang, who is full of beards around his mouth.

Huang Zhong now has a beard covering the corners of his mouth and chin, and his age has grown by one year, but his muscles are getting better every year.

Huang Zhong understood very well that this was Xi Yu's training system, as long as he worked hard, it would be very easy to grow some muscles.

As for the white horse's long breath and galloping in the ice and snow, it doesn't take much hard work.

This time all benefited from the "Tai Chi method".

Today, in Xi Yu's barracks, there are two sets of fitness martial arts, one of which is Tai Chi, and the other is Wu Qin Xi.

The [-] soldiers and horses in the supply battalion, and even the [-] Qingzhou soldiers who came under the command of Mr. Guishun Xi the first time, can now practice the 'Tai Chi' skillfully.

But none of the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who joined later have learned it.

At this moment, the place Baiqi went to was in the mountains near Qingzhou. Their ostensible purpose of coming here was to investigate all the details, to investigate whether the snowfall in winter would affect it, and if so, what effect it would have.

Now, a month passes quickly, and the terrain changes with the changing seasons.

Here, Daxian Mountain.

The border territories of Qingzhou are in a state of mutual defense. Qingzhou defends Jizhou, Yanzhou and Xuzhou defend Qingzhou. Therefore, in terms of geographical location, Xiyu has a unique advantage.

Jizhou is located in the Great Plains of Hebei, with the strongest economic strength and the largest population, so that the two natural dangers of the Yellow River and Jishui were taken away by Qingzhou.

Because Xuzhou and Yanzhou were not as wealthy as Qingzhou, the Daxian Mountain in the south of the Qingzhou Peninsula, which was "precipitous and narrow and only accommodated one track", fell into the hands of Xuzhou, and Shigandang, the Taishan Mountain in the west, fell into the hands of Yanzhou.

Xi Yu finally chose to camp at Daxian Mountain.

Because this is the Mount Tai mountain range, coupled with the natural danger of Daxian Mountain, the two have become a natural barrier to defend Qingzhou from invasion.

What's more important is that Xi Yu has occupied the only exit from Tianxian.

Before Xi Yu's arrival, this place was originally guarded by Cang Ba. As soon as Cang Ba heard of Xi Yu's arrival, he immediately led his troops there, wanting to fight Xi Yu.

Cangba was originally a riding captain under Tao Qian's command, and was responsible for recruiting soldiers to fight against the Yellow Turban Army.

After Xuzhou was acquired by Cao Cao, Zangba joined forces with Sun Guan, Yin Li and others to station in Kaiyang, dominating one side and not participating in any other vassal groups.

Xi Yu already knew about Zangba, and when he arrived in Kaiyang, he led Dianwei, Zhao Yun and other [-] soldiers of the supply battalion to the camp where Zangba was.

But within an instant of incense sticks, the Tibetan tyrant bowed his head and surrendered all the military power near Daxian Mountain, and he didn't even dare to rebel in the slightest.

At this moment, in the Kaiyang government office, Zang Ba toasted Xi Yu and laughed loudly, "Haha, my lord is really different from ordinary people. I will definitely follow him to the death in the future. My lord, you are my master!"

But Zang Ba's smile was very stiff.

Before that, Zang Ba thought that Xi Yu was just a civil servant and could not be as powerful as in the legend, so he didn't care about the rumors about Xi Yu, and when talking with Xi Yu, his tone was very domineering and rude.

It was also because Cangba despised Xi Yu that he was beaten up by a general guard beside Xi Yu without saying a few words.

Xi Yu personally led the army this time, so he naturally wanted to show his prestige. How could Xi Yu spare Cangba's rudeness, and he also gave Zangba a violent attack.

That domineering aura directly smashed Zangba's nasal bones, and Zangba wanted to protect his nose with his hands, but his hands were almost thrown away by Xi Yu.

In the end, Xi Yu directly lifted the heavy Si Ding with one hand, stood in front of him unwaveringly, and said in a deep voice, "Zang Ba, will you surrender to me?"

Cang Ba was frightened at the time, if he was hit by the cauldron, his body would be smashed to pieces, what happened now, how dare Cang Ba think about it.

At this time, Cang Ba filled Xi Yu with wine, only feeling that his nose was sore. He toasted Xi Yu respectfully, "My lord, I have been stationed in Kaiyang for a long time. Lu Bu of Qingzhou wanted to attack Daxian Mountain many times. , invaded the land of Xuzhou, but I successfully blocked them all."

"It's so dangerous, I will definitely stop Lu Bu... Hiss..."

Suddenly, there was an unbearable pain in Zangba's nose, and soon, the severe pain swept his whole body, and Zangba's shoulders couldn't help shaking, and he felt the snot coming out of his nose...

Xi Yu didn't pay attention to Zangba at this time, but ate his food happily. The sitting posture with the golden knife straddling the horse was not at all the temperament of a Confucian scholar.

After swallowing a mouthful of rice, Xi Yu said to Zang Ba, "You stationed in Kaiyang and defended against Lv Bu in Qingzhou, of course you have done a lot of hard work. Now I make you the Minister of Langya Kingdom and lead the land of Langya Kingdom."

"When I capture Qingzhou, I will immediately ask for a reward for you. It is not difficult to increase the rank of the official."

Hearing this, Zang Ba was flattered and very excited. He bowed deeply to Xi Yu and sniffed vigorously, "Ah... my lord... thank you my lord!!"

After saying that, Zang Ba secretly glanced at the mighty general in front of Xi Yu, and was very afraid in his heart, and was very amazed: Xuzhou's stability in the past few years is all due to Master Xi's policy of benevolent government.

Carry out the policy of benevolent government, win the hearts of the people, and naturally live and work in peace and contentment. Mr. Xi will be a wise master who respects what people want.

Rather than the way of kings and overlords.

After thinking about it, Xi Yu was respectful again, bowed deeply to Xi Yu, and said in a deep voice, "Hiss... From now on, I, Zang Ba, will follow Mr. Xi sincerely, and you will be the master of my Zang Ba!"

……

"What? Fengyi is in Langya now?!"

At this time, in Xuchang Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao looked at the person who came to report the letter in disbelief.

Today, Cao Cao's counselor Xun Yu received the Xuzhou battle report.

After the autumn harvest, Xi Yu spent 200 million grains in Xuzhou. At the same time, Xi Yu opened a warehouse to release grain, reduced taxes, and supported commercial development. Today, the total number of caravans in Xuzhou has increased several times compared to before.

At the same time, proud of Huang Chengyan, Gao Shuang, Pang Tong, Sima Hui and other famous people who lobbied to open the way, Jingzhou opened the caravan passage to accept a large number of commodities from Xuzhou and Yangzhou North, such as grains, agricultural products, and some people even began to sell Xuzhou's idle farming. utensils.

Xuzhou City also earned a lot of money to fund armaments. Today's Xuzhou City is rich beyond words.

Based on this, Xi Yu commanded [-] troops, went north to build grain stations, transported the grain to each grain station, and stored it in a dispersed manner, so that it could be dispatched at any time and avoid being burned by the enemy in one fell swoop.

According to the battle report, Xi Yu has already commanded troops to attack Kaiyang, Langya Kingdom, and is preparing to go to Daxian Mountain, aiming at the land of Qingzhou.

After listening to the battle report, Xun Yu said, "Lu Bu of Qingzhou has an old grudge with Xi Yu."

"Lü Bu escaped from Xi Yu before. At that time, if Lu Bu had not provoked Xi Yu, but instead attacked our Yanzhou, the city of Yanzhou would have been owned by Lu Bu."

Cao Cao agreed with Xun Yu's words very much, and asked Xun Yu, "Wen Ruo's words are very reasonable. From your point of view, now Xi Yu Ruruo attacks Lu Bu in Qingzhou, what are the chances of winning?"

Xun Yu thought for a moment, felt very embarrassed, shook his head and said, "My lord, with all due respect, it is very difficult for me to predict the outcome of this battle..."

"After all, my lord, you also know that Fengyi seldom commands troops to fight, and there has been no war for two years. If a general wants to keep his combat power undiminished, he needs to practice in the barracks all the time, but Fengyi has not in this way."

Xun Yu added, "My lord, as far as I know, during the past two years, apart from studying the art of tea, Feng Yi has been promoting the policy of benevolent government... As for the command and training of troops..."

Although Xun Yu didn't finish his sentence, the meaning behind his words was very clear: he was not optimistic about the result of Xi Yu's attack on Lv Bu in Qingzhou.

Cao Cao naturally understood the meaning of Xun Yu's words, and said in a deep voice, "Wen Ruo is right, but getting rid of it is really a good strategy!"

Prior to this, Cao Cao had been struggling with how to win over Lu Bu.

Cao Cao already knew that there must be a battle with Yuan Shao, and both he and Yuan Shao had already started planning.

Cao Cao received news that in recent months, Yuan Shao's son Yuan Tan had entered Qingzhou several times to negotiate with Lu Bu.

After Qingzhou Lu Bu kidnapped the famous scholar Kong Rong, he had to plan his way out.

Although Lu Bu's internal affairs have been stabilized, he has not made any major breakthroughs. However, Qingzhou is a land of abundance, and there are many gentry classes. With the incident of Kong Rong, these gentry people have no choice but to support Lu Bu in order not to be killed by Lu Bu .

And the families of wealthy businessmen among the common people also dare not refuse to pay for armaments.

Therefore, Cao Cao thought that it would be difficult to attack Qingzhou by force and take Lv Bu. Therefore, Cao Cao wanted to win over Lv Bu rather than start a war.

But Cao Cao never expected that Xi Yu would take the initiative to attack Qingzhou.

"My lord, Feng Yi commanded [-] troops to attack Qingzhou in the north. If Lu Bu joins the battle, Yuan Shao may also use his troops. In my opinion, we must not just sit and wait for death."

Cao Cao nodded in response and said, "Now that there are sufficient troops, horses, food and grass, Fengyi has already dispatched troops, and I have sent an order to Cao Ren to guard Mount Tai, set off from the natural danger, and lead [-] fine cavalry to help Fengyi!"

However, as soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, Xi Zhicai hurriedly reported, "My lord!"

"I just came back from the barracks. General Xiahou Dun told me that General Cao Ren came to report that he had dispatched [-] troops on Mount Tai to help Lord Xi attack Qingzhou!"

Cao Cao was slightly startled, "Huh? Cao Ren has sent troops to join Fengyi?"

Suddenly, Cao Cao secretly rejoiced that Cao Ren had become wiser, and then burst out laughing, "Haha...very good, I am very surprised by Zixiao's move. I can't imagine that he has such a strategy and determination now!"

Cao Cao immediately changed his previous order and said, "Immediately pass on my order, ordering Xiahou Dun to station troops on the white horse and Yanjin generation, and immediately build warships, cavalry, camps, and build gates. If Yuan Shao dares to send troops to use force, I will fight immediately!"

"My lord, if we use troops on such a large scale, there will be a thief that we have to guard against!"

After Cao Cao's plan was announced, Xun Yu immediately thought of another problem that would arise.

"Who is it?" Cao Cao asked, but then he thought of someone, "But Liu Bei from Xinye?"

"No, the person to guard against is Chang'an Li Jue!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao's heart sank, so he had to guard against these two!
"My lord, now I want to recommend someone, apart from Fengyi, he can't guard against Li Jue."

Cao Cao asked, "Who are you talking about?"

"Zhong Yao!" Xun Yu said affirmatively.

As soon as Xun Yu said this, Xi Zhicai on the side was extremely shocked, while Cao Cao fell into deep thought, "Zhong Yao?"

Cao Cao knew very well that Xun Yu had a unique vision and was good at knowing people, so Xi Yu was recommended by Xun Yu.

Xun Yu replied, "Zhong Yao is highly respected and has a deep personal relationship with Li Jue, Guo Si and others. Believe in Zhong Yao."

"So, if the lord sends Zhong Yao to Guanzhong this time, with his own strength, he will definitely make the princes outside the pass dare not act rashly. In this way, the overall situation can be determined!"

Cao Cao knew that Xun Yu and Zhong Yao had a deep personal relationship, and Zhong Yao had spoken for Xi Yu many times, supporting Xi Yu's school-running policy, which also made Cao Cao satisfied with Zhong Yao.

Furthermore, Cao Cao also knew Zhong Yao's ability, fame, and deterrent power to Li Jue.

Cao Cao pondered for a while, then said, "Okay... just as you say!"

He has always pursued: Do not use doubtful people, and do not doubt employing people.

"Pass my order, immediately promote Zhong Yao to be a servant, and supervise the princes in Guanzhong with festivals. After I personally go to the northern war, Zhong Yao will preside over all the affairs in the rear!"

Hearing this, Xun Yu raised his head suddenly, very shocked, "My lord...you, my lord, do you remember that Feng Yi once advised you...to hold on, don't waver?"

"Of course I remember, but what's wrong with my decision this time?" Cao Cao stared at Xun Yu and said in a deep voice, "This battle is bound to be won, and I will definitely go to the battlefield to see Fengyi's heroic combat!"

"My lord, please think twice about this matter! If my lord insists on going, you must let the second son stay in Xuchang, otherwise, I will be very worried about my clan..."

Hearing this, Cao Cao thought to himself: The clan really has to guard against it.

He is very clear that the clan members are so arrogant and domineering, and he can suppress the clan members, but if neither he nor his direct descendants are in Xuchang, he is really afraid of heresy.

(End of this chapter)