Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 587 Calculation
After this meeting in the hall, Cao Pi issued a summons.

He ordered everyone in Yecheng, regardless of gender or age, to join the army.

Right in Yecheng, they were ready to fight a decisive battle with the Han army.

only…

Faced with this crazy Cao Pi, no one would die with him.

After the meeting, everyone dispersed, but eventually they found a place to meet up in groups of three or four.

For example, Zhong Yao and others gathered at the Grand Marshal's Mansion at this moment.

Wu Zhi, Zhong Yao, Gao Longtang and Wei Feng sat around a carved wooden table.

There are towering ancient trees in the courtyard, and the breeze brings bursts of floral fragrance.

The four of them looked solemn as they discussed today's events in low voices.

But Wu Zhi sighed, with a hint of bitterness in his words.

"I don't know how Your Majesty has become like this..."

Although Zhong Yao and others had surrendered to Liu Bei long ago, they were indeed surprised by Cao Pi's change.

But now is not the time to study this.

Cao Pi's crazy look just now made it impossible for him to ask anyone to follow him. Now that the four of them had gathered together, they were only considering whether to run away or continue their operations in Yecheng.

Gao Tanglong said: "Cao Pi has gone crazy now. We cannot stay here for long. We should leave first."

Wei Feng was not very satisfied with what he heard.

In his mind, Gao Tanglong was obviously a fence-sitter who felt the situation was not right. Compared with himself who was loyal to the Han Dynasty, his situation was completely different.

It would be even more against my will to run away as soon as I saw that the situation was not right.

He immediately objected: "Cao Pi's behavior is our chance to take control of Ye City!"

"Now that the opportunity is right in front of us, where else should we go?"

Zhong Yao also nodded.

But he said, "If we are not in a hurry to leave, what can we do if we just follow Cao Pi to the battle?"

"Are we forced to pick up our swords, mount our horses, and fight the enemy?"

"But just look at how crazy Cao Pi is."

When Gao Tanglong saw that Zhong Yao had spoken, he could no longer speak.

After he knew that Zhong Yao had joined Liu Bei since the Battle of Tongguan, he naturally knew his status.

It was decided that they would stay for now. Wu Zhi spoke first, his voice low and firm: "If we can control the guards around Cao Pi, it would be like holding his lifeline."

Wu Zhi's eyes were as sharp as torches as he scanned the crowd.

Zhong Yao nodded slightly, stroked his beard and said: "Yes, Cao Pi has lost the support of the people at present, and the only one he can rely on is the Imperial Guards."

"But we must proceed with caution and not alert the enemy. I suggest starting from the inside, planting trusted aides in the military, and gradually infiltrating."

Gao Longtang frowned and thought, then said in a deep voice: "Most of the generals in the army are Cao's confidants, and it may not be easy to place confidants. It is better to start with food and grass, cut off their supply, and force them to surrender."

Right now! The leader of the Imperial Guard is Cao Yan.

Cao Yan was the son of Cao Chun, who was no more than twenty years old. He was loyal to Cao Pi and it was absolutely impossible for him to rebel.

But Gao Tanglong's method of starting with food and grass was not a good idea at all.

Wei Feng chuckled, a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes: "Although what Brother Gao said makes sense, the matter of food and grass involves a lot of people and is likely to arouse suspicion."

"I have a plan. We can use Cao Pi to weaken his military strength."

Wu Zhi's eyes lit up and he asked, "Brother Wei, what do you think?"

Wei Feng lowered his voice and said slowly: "Cao Pi is now ill, but he wants to lead the army in person. He can't lead the troops himself, so he has to ask a general to lead the army."

"But as of today, Cao no longer has any generals available!"

"Their troops...had to be handed over to people they trusted."

"Grand Marshal... Lord Yuan Chang, you two are both candidates!"

"If Cao Cao took the initiative to give you his troops... wouldn't this be a piece of cake?"

"It's just... an opportunity." Zhong Yao suddenly became interested and asked hurriedly: "What do you think about this opportunity... Zijing?"

Wei Feng laughed loudly: "I have my own thoughts! As for this opportunity... we still need the cooperation of the general."

"You can devise a plan and ask the general to cooperate with you so that we can succeed."

"As long as we can gain a little advantage, given the Cao army's repeated defeats, Cao Pi will surely be overjoyed and will hand over the military power to us."

"This way, the general can worry less..."

Zhong Yao listened and clapped his hands in praise, "Great plan! This plan is both secretive and effective, it kills two birds with one stone."

Gao Longtang still had doubts and said, "I'm afraid Cao Pi is suspicious and might find out."

Wu Zhi smiled and said, "It's okay. We just need to make careful arrangements to ensure that everything goes well. Even if someone suspects something, it will be hard to prove it."

The four of them agreed and immediately prepared to take action.

...

However, Xing Daorong had never fought such a prosperous battle.

After the Battle of Guandu, Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao. Zhuge Liang took advantage of the situation and led his army north, heading straight for Yecheng.

Wherever the army passed, the people were in panic and rumors spread.

Zhuge Liang knew very well that the people were unstable and Hebei was difficult to stabilize, so he ordered the entire army to strictly observe military discipline and not disturb the people, and personally led his troops to pacify all places.

One day, the army arrived at Liyang.

When the people in the county heard of Liu Bei's benevolence, they all went out of the city to welcome him.

Zhuge Liang dismounted and walked, talking with the people and asking about their sufferings.

Seeing an old woman standing by the road with her young grandson, she was in tattered clothes and looked haggard, Zhuge Liang went up to her and asked.

The old woman cried, "All the men in my family have been conscripted into the army, our fields are barren, and our livelihood is difficult."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang was moved and immediately ordered a three-year tax reduction in the city and ordered the army to allocate food and fodder to help the poor.

The people were moved to tears of gratitude and knelt down to praise him.

To be honest, this old woman who suddenly appeared seemed a little fake.

The people of Hebei have indeed had a hard time in the past two years due to Xing Daorong's economic warfare.

However, no matter how difficult it was, seeing the enemy commander enter, they were afraid and dared not step forward to complain.

Which old woman... could be so bold?

It was obviously arranged!
Only Xing Daorong saw through this situation, others couldn't.

such as…

Hua Man who follows Xing Daorong.

"The Prime Minister's benevolence is known everywhere, no wonder he was able to take over the world."

Xing Daorong said: "Benevolence is not the work of one person, but the common wish of all people in the world. If you care about the people, it is a benevolent act."

Hua Man nodded in agreement and asked, "But... General, we are almost at Yecheng, why are we moving so slowly?"

"Hurry up and kill Cao Pi, then the world will be at peace, right?"

Xing Daorong said: "A cornered dog will leap over the wall. I heard that Cao Pi has gone crazy in the past few days. We can attack him in one go, but we are afraid of hurting the people."

I see…

Hua Man asked again: "But if this is the case, won't it give Cao Pi time to prepare?"

Xing Daorong laughed: "Just give him some time, what's the harm?"

"Besides... I have a plan today. Maybe we can win without fighting."

Huaman is naturally curious.

The last battle was full of momentum, but I didn’t get to experience the “cunning tactics of the Han people.”

It seems like this time...it will work.

(End of this chapter)