The Three Kingdoms: Steamed Buns and Pickled Cabbage, I Became the Emperor

Chapter 118 Good intentions lead to bad things

In the chaotic Three Kingdoms period, no matter what.

Whoever has food has the greatest capital.

Where there is food, there are people; where there are people, there are soldiers.

Ye Chen thought very clearly about this point.

If you want to have enough capital, the system alone is not enough.

"Lao Wang, Lao Lin, come in!"

Ye Chen said something to the people outside the tent.

Captain Wang and Captain Lin, now the chief and deputy commanders of his personal guards, came in upon hearing the voice.

Ye Chen then whispered a few words to the two of them, and they turned around and left to do their work.

Looking at the other person's back as he left, Ye Chen felt very relieved.

The two men under his command were not top-notch in terms of either civil or military skills.

But he can definitely be considered the most loyal person.

after all.

He is the old brother who fled to the Camel Mountain back then.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu are both very powerful but also very loyal.

But if you ask him to do something, it's still not good enough.

The brain is a good thing.

Although Xu Chu seems more reliable than Dian Wei, his strength is limited.

When it comes to handling some delicate matters, Ye Chen can't rely on the two of them anyway.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen looked towards the special products column.

Little genius workbook.

This was his childhood nightmare in his previous life!

Countless homework assignments are completed in this exercise book.

Paper, this thing, is definitely a powerful weapon in this era.

Although there was paper in this era, the quality of the paper was very poor and basically unusable.

Not to mention paper books.

As for the little genius's homework book, he thought there was no problem even binding it into a book, let alone writing on it.

In the future, he plans to win the hearts of scholars all over the world with his Little Genius homework book.

Just now, Ye Chen exchanged ten little genius workbooks from the system.

Then he asked Lao Wang and Lao Lin to finish the ten exercise books quickly.

Thus using the system's violent return mode.

Crazy stocking up on a bunch of little genius workbooks.

after all.

The system's special items are refreshed once a week.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, it would not be a problem to stock up on millions of Little Genius workbooks.

Next, Ye Chen turned his thoughts to the upcoming battle.

Now that Huaiyin City has been occupied by him, the next goal is to deal with Tao Qian in Xuzhou.

Once he occupied Xuzhou.

There are many things that need to be considered.

"My lord, urgent military information!"

At this moment, the soldiers outside reported!
"Come in!"

Ye Chen said softly.

After reading the information on the bamboo slips, Ye Chen was stunned.

"Go, notify Zhongde and others to come to discuss this matter!!"

After a while, Ye Chen was in the military tent.

"My Lord!"

Those who arrived, Cheng Yu, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci and others bowed and said.

And Guo Jia was listening on the side.

At this moment, everyone had a solemn look on their faces.

They were urgently summoned at night, so something big must have happened.

"Zhongde, Zilong, take a look at this first!"

Ye Chen handed over the bamboo slips containing the information in his hand.

Cheng Yu and Zhao Yun took it and took a quick look at it.

When they saw the above content, they raised their eyebrows and looked at each other.

The content above the intelligence is simple.

It was the spy that Ye Chen had sent out before, who came to report.

All the troops in Pengcheng and Xiapi counties were evacuated.

In addition, Zang Ba of the Taishan Army withdrew his troops back to Langya County.

this means.

There was no longer any resistance in the two counties of Xuzhou.

It was equivalent to Tao Qian giving it to them for free.

"My lord, does Tao Qian have some conspiracy?"

Cheng Yu handed the bamboo slips to Guo Jia and others, pondered for a while, and spoke in confusion.

"Haha, just cutting off the tail to survive!" Guo Jia said with a chuckle after reading the bamboo slips.

Now Tao Qian's situation was very bad, so he deployed troops in Xia Pi and Pengcheng.

It would be better to concentrate our forces and defend Xuzhou City to the death. Maybe we can still see a glimmer of hope of turning defeat into victory.

"Yes, Feng Xiao is right!"

Ye Chen nodded and spoke again.

“So, next we have to face a problem.”

"How many troops should be left behind to guard Xia Pi and Peng Cheng!?"

In Ye Chen's opinion, the situation has changed again.

Before, as long as Xuzhou was captured, the outcome of the battle would be decided in one battle.

But now it's different.

The two counties of Xia Pi and Pengcheng were given to him for free.

He didn't believe that Yuan Shu and Cao Mengde beside him didn't have any ideas.

And to guard against the two of them.

He would have to allocate troops to guard these two counties.

This raises a possibility.

In the future, he may be completely entangled by Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, and Tao Qian.

"Ah, Sun Jian is still disappointing!"

Ye Chen secretly complained in his heart.

Originally, he didn't have to worry about Yuan Shu.

result.

Sun Jian couldn't hold on and became weak.

Defeated by Yuan Shu.

Now Sun Jian has begun to withdraw his troops.

Without Sun Jian to support Yuan Shu, would Yuan Shu launch an attack on Xia Pi and Pengcheng?

Ye Chen had to consider it.

Pengcheng County originally bordered Yanzhou.

He also has to be on guard against Boss Cao.

There are too few troops left to defend.

It is even possible that Yuan Shu and Cao Cao might cut off their retreat.

Once Tao Qian, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao surrounded him.

His situation was difficult then.

"In my opinion, Tao Qian should not have such a scheme!"

"Someone under Tao Qian's command wants to secretly help Marshal Ye!"

"But good intentions can lead to bad consequences!"

Guo Jia said with a smile.

Tao Qian withdrew his troops from Xia Pi and Pengcheng counties. On the surface, it seemed that he was giving these places to Ye Chen for free.

But in fact, it greatly distracted Ye Chen's troops from attacking Xuzhou.

I guess the person who came up with this plan didn't think that much about it.

after all.

Anyone who saw it would realize that just a few words could give Ye Chen two counties, which was definitely a great achievement.

But Ye Chen's attention was not on the county.

But look at the whole Xuzhou.

This is the difference between a strategist and a tactician.

What is good in the eyes of a tactician may be bad in the eyes of a strategist.

The different heights at which people stand determine their vision, thinking, and pattern.

Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded again.

After thinking about it for a while, he felt that the person who came up with this plan might be a member of the Mi family.

But after thinking about it carefully, he shook his head.

Whether it is Mi Zhu or Mi Fang, they are good at business.

However, he is not very proficient in such political tactics.

So besides Mi Zhu, what else is there in Xuzhou? ?

In an instant, Ye Chen thought of someone.

During this period, he also received a letter from Gu Yong of Guangling County.

It is said that Chen Deng, a famous scholar from Xuzhou, came to surrender.

This way.

He probably guessed who had proposed this to Tao Qian.

Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui.

In the original history of the Three Kingdoms, this father and son teamed up to make Lu Bu run around in circles.

Following this line of thought, it should be Chen Gui who took action.

It seems that the Chen family has also learned from the Mi family and has completely sided with him.

Giving away the two counties of Xia Pi and Pengcheng for free was originally a great joyous event.

But Chen Gui also gave him a difficult problem!

(End of this chapter)