Demon of the Three Kingdoms

At General Xu Du Zhengbei's mansion, Lu Rui was lying on a bamboo armchair, looking at the beautiful scenery in the garden leisurely, while the chef was helping Lu Rui barbecue, and all the girls in the mansion were playing on the side, returning to Xu Duzhen Life in paradise!

"Master Hou, the Sikong Mansion sent someone to pass on the message that Master Hou should go to the Sikong Mansion quickly to discuss something important." Diao Chan walked into the garden slowly and reported to Lu Rui.

"Oh? Sikong Mansion has something important to do?" Lu Rui was stunned for a moment. It was afternoon, and Cao Cao rarely recruited himself to Sikong Mansion at this time, so there must be something important.

"Well, I see, come on, prepare a car for me!"

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

"Bufan, you're here too?" Lu Rui had just arrived at the Sikong Mansion when he met Guo Jia at the door.

"Master, you're here too?" Lu Rui smiled and glanced at Guo Jia, Guo Jia was still the same, holding a flagon, looking foolish.

"Bufan, of course I'm coming. I just received the information that Yuan Xi united with the princes from all walks of life and divided into five armies to attack our army."

"Five-way army?" Lu Rui was stunned for a moment. Yuan Xi actually joined forces with the Five-way army to attack Cao Cao. It seems that Yuan Xi is really not simple. Yuan Xi, who was not afraid of death in history, has some real skills!

"Well, Bufan, go meet the lord first, and we'll discuss this matter later!"

"My subordinates see you, my lord!" Soon, both Lu Rui and Guo Jia came to Cao Cao's study, and Xun You, Cheng Yu, Sima Lang and other Cao army advisers all came to Sikong Mansion early.

"Well, Bufan and Fengxiao are here, okay, let's start the discussion!"

"Zhongde, tell everyone about Yuan Xi carefully!"

"Yes, my lord." Soon Cheng Yu told everyone about the Five Routes attacking Cao.

"Gentlemen. Yuan Xi united with the princes from all walks of life. The Five Routes defeated Cao. What do you think?" As soon as Cheng Yu's words fell, Cao Cao got straight to the point.

"My lord, my subordinates believe that the five-way army is nothing to be afraid of. As long as our army sticks to the fortresses in various places, our army will be safe!" Sima Lang was the first to answer Cao Cao.

"Oh? Boda, what's your opinion?" Cao Cao glanced at Sima Lang.What kind of abilities does the legendary head of Sima Bada have.

"My lord, the so-called five-way army, the five-way attack seems to be menacing, but it is not. Our army can be divided and divided, and then we only need to deal with one or two groups of princes."

"Borda, tell me carefully!"

"My lord, first Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, Zhang Lu is a remnant of the Yellow Turban. He was protected by Liu Yan and ruled Hanzhong, but Liu Yan was greedy for the beauty of Zhang Lu's mother. He often neglected his original wife, which made Liu Zhang, the current Yizhou shepherd, hold a grudge. After Liu Yan passed away, Liu Zhang massacred Zhang Lu’s relatives in Sichuan, and Zhang Lu’s relationship with Zhang Lu is already in conflict. Lord Sikong only needs to write a letter and appoint Liu Zhang as an official. Liu Zhang will definitely send troops to attack Hanzhong, and the Hanzhong army can retreat!”

"Boda is right. What should we do if we have retreated all the way, and there are still four armies?"

"My lord, although Liu Biao in Jingzhou has enough soldiers and food, but Liu Biao is pacifying south of Jingzhou, and Liu Bei is stationed in the north of the Yangtze River. Sun Quan is on the east side of it. Liu Biao, the lord of success, will certainly not send a large army to attack our Lianghuai area. My lord, please order Guangling. The prefect Chen Deng closely monitors the Lianghuai and Shouchun areas, if Liu Biao has a large army to attack the Lianghuai, our army can rely on the waters of the Huaihe River and the newly built Hefei City to resist Liu Biao, and at most let Liu Biao get some empty cities south of Shouchun."

"There is nothing to be afraid of along the way!"

"Okay, I will immediately make Chen Deng the prefect of Shouchun, and garrison the two Huaihe Rivers."

"My lord, Jiangdong Sun Quan, who was newly captured by our army in Jiangdong, must not accept it, and took this opportunity to counterattack our Jiangdong counties. However, Sun Quan's water army is still in shape, and it is difficult for our army to block the river. Then our army and Sun Quan are fighting. It is on the line between Hulin and Moling, where hills and plains dominate, and Sun Quan's soldiers are not as elite as our army, and General Cao Ren is more wise to garrison them, so you don't need to worry about this road!"

"Haha, Boda is indeed a great talent, and he will go all the way to the army, so the Xinye Liu Bei and Xiliang army will be left!"

"My lord, Xinye Liu Bei is newly stationed in Xinye. Although he doesn't have many troops, they are basically all warriors. And Xinye is far away from Wancheng, and Xudu is only a close neighbor. My lord can order a general to garrison Wancheng. It is enough to monitor Liu Bei's movements, even if Liu Bei plans to attack our army, as long as our army strikes directly, Liu Bei will have nothing to worry about."

"Okay, Boda's analysis makes sense, so the Xiliang army is left!"

"My lord, Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang were born as bandits, and they are quite bandit. However, Ma Teng is different from Han Sui. Ma Teng is the successor of General Fubo, and he has a heart for the Han. My lord can make use of it to divide Ma Teng and Han Sui." Han Sui, if Ma Teng wavers, Han Sui will be alone!"

"Hahahaha! Sima Bada really deserves his reputation. Boda's analysis is thorough and reasonable. I, Sikong, decided to act according to Boda's plan. Do you have any objections?"

"Subordinates agree!"

"Okay, that's it." Then Cao Cao discussed some details with everyone, and dissolved the court meeting, leaving only Guo Jia, Xun You, and Lu Rui to stay.

"Bufan, Fengxiao, Gongda, what do you think of Boda's plan just now?"

"Father Zhong, my son thinks that Boda's plan is good, but it is not a perfect one. I am afraid that he has underestimated the princes from all walks of life." The history that Lu Rui is familiar with has changed, but Lu Rui can be sure of one thing, the characters of the Three Kingdoms are not cheap Lanterns will make the best use of the situation. Han Sui, Liu Biao, and Sun Quan are all heroes of a generation and should not be underestimated.

"Bufan is right, Feng Xiao, you have to pay close attention to the movements of the princes from all walks of life, and if there is any change, report it immediately!"

"Yes, my subordinates understand."

"Feng Xiao, Fan Fan, Gong Da, what really worries me is Yuan Xi's movements."

"Yuan Xi's movements?" The three nodded. Yuan Xi called on the princes to attack Cao Cao, but he was only sticking to his Hebei land and even gave up most of Qingzhou's territory. This is not a good sign. Yuan Xi is concentrating his forces. Consolidating the Yellow River defense line!

"Yuan Xi shrunk Qingzhou's army and consolidated the defense line of the Yellow River. At the same time, he ordered high officials to garrison Yecheng. The movement is unknown!" Cao Cao looked at the three of them worriedly. Yuan Xi's actions made Cao Cao feel uneasy. Instead of robbing and attacking Cao Cao, he chose to consolidate the defense line of the Yellow River. Was Yuan Xi afraid to deal with Cao Cao, or Yuan Xi had already expected that the five princes would not do much damage to Cao Cao, but only delayed the time of Cao's Northern Expedition.

"Father Zhong, if Yuan Xi has plans for our army, then Yuan Xi's real purpose may be to delay our army's northern expedition. Yuan Xi wants to lead his own troops to pacify the north!" Lu Rui recalled the history and made a judgment , there are still Zhang Yan, Wuhuan, and Gongsun Kang in Hebei now. Although these three forces do not pose much threat to Yuan Xi, once Yuan Xi's strength weakens, then these three forces may give Yuan Xi a fatal blow , Yuan Xi wants to eliminate future troubles!

"That's right, Bufan. This is exactly what worried my father. If Yuan Xi really has such a plan, then our army has to adjust its strategy and gather enough strength to deal with the four prefectures of Hebei before we can start the Northern Expedition."

"Father Zhong means to find weaker princes who can strengthen our army and expand our army's territory?" If the Northern Expedition is delayed, then attacking Yuan Xi will not happen overnight. It is necessary to enable Cao Jun to have the manpower and territory to confront Hebei!

"Yes, that's what I mean by Sikong!" Cao Cao glanced at Lu Rui worriedly, Cao Jun's strategy was about to be adjusted. (To be continued..)

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