The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 126
Xi Zhicai did not dissuade Li Yuan, but asked cautiously: "Master, I don't know if these two women are very important to the Lord, or they have other identities, so we have to go to rescue them?"

"They don't have other identities, but they are very important to me," Li Yuan said solemnly, not joking at all, "They came to the Pi because of my asking, and that was because they trusted me. It was my fault that they were kidnapped by Lu Bu, and I will naturally be responsible for it, and I have already promised Qiao Guolao to send troops to rescue them, so it is impossible to break my word."

"My lord, I still hope you three..." Mi Zhu wanted to dissuade him again, but Xi Zhicai interrupted him before he could finish speaking.

"My lord is right. Although I sent troops for the sake of the two women, it is rare for my lord to show great affection and righteousness to them. I might as well discuss how to send troops." Xi Zhicai signaled Mi Zhu not to persuade him.

Mi Zhu was a little stunned, and asked softly beside Xi Zhicai, "Why did the military advisor interrupt me?"

"Mi didn't know anything about his work. The lord values ​​love and righteousness, and is very stubborn. Since he insists on sending troops, he should like Er Qiao very much. However, this does not mean that the lord loves beauties and not country. I believe that if this The person who was captured by Lu Bu this time is not Er Qiao but you and me, he will also not hesitate to send troops, as long as it is relatives and friends around him, friends, family members, and the master will all be treated equally."

Xi Zhicai explained to Mi Zhu that he knew Li Yuan's temperament very well. Once Li Yuan made a decision, even nine cows would not be able to pull back, so he stopped Mi Zhu from continuing to persuade, otherwise he would only be bored.

"Everyone, now that Cao Cao is besieging Puyang, how should we help him?" Li Yuan only planned to send troops, but how to march still needs to be discussed and analyzed by everyone.

"Let's take a look at the sand table first." Xi Zhicai asked someone to bring the sand table in. The so-called sand table is actually a map that Li Yuan asked Mi Zhu and Xi Zhicai to make carefully. On it, Xuzhou, Yuzhou and the surrounding terrain were drawn in detail. , With the sand table to assist in marching and fighting, it is possible to accurately formulate the marching route.

After a while, the servants brought the sand table in. Everyone walked to the front of the sand table and saw that the sand table was so well-made, they couldn’t help praising it. The sand table is not only a map, but also marked with hillsides, grasslands, lakes, and paths, which was very important in that era. rare.

"My lord, who made such a practical sand table?" Li Tong asked. Although he had seen maps before, they were not as detailed as this one.

"This sand table was made by Zhicai and Zizhong. Thanks to them, I was able to know the surrounding terrain very well." In fact, this idea was proposed by Li Yuan, but Xi Zhicai and Mi Zhu were responsible for making it.

Closer to home, Xi Zhicai pointed to the sand table and said, "My lord, Xiaopei is the closest to Puyang, so we should send troops from Xiaopei, so that we can reach Puyang in the shortest time."

"Although the military division is reasonable, Xiaopei's troops are not many. There are only 4000 troops. Sending troops from Xiaopei can only be said to be a drop in the bucket." Zhao Yun was very familiar with the deployment of troops in Xuzhou. He made other suggestions, "I should not wait." Only send troops from Xiaopei, if my prediction is correct, Cao Cao has more than 2 troops under his command, and Lu Bu's troops will not be less than Cao Cao's, so we should gather Xiaopei, Qiao and Xiapi's troops will have a chance to defeat Lu Bu."

Everyone nodded when they heard the words, and felt that what Zhao Yun said was not unreasonable. Cao Cao was in a critical moment at this time, and if he really wanted to send fewer troops, it would basically not be of much help.

Xi Zhicai naturally knew this truth, but every time Li Yuan asked him, if he finished all the strategies every time, then others would have no chance to show off, and might even arouse the jealousy of his colleagues, so he took this opportunity He gave it up to others. Of course, he also believed that people with Zhao Yun's character would not be jealous, but there would still be people with ulterior motives. As the saying goes, being too aggressive sometimes is not a good thing.

"Zilong's words are in line with my wishes, so I will send troops from Xiaopei, Xiapi and Qiao." Li Yuan began to order Zhao Yun, Li Tong and Xu Zhu to lead more than 9000 troops from Xiapi to Xiaopei to join Liao Hua. Send people to Qiao, let Huang Zhong lead seven thousand soldiers and horses to Xiaopei to wait for Li Yuan's army to arrive.

"Decree!" Zhao Yun and others took the order and went to the school grounds to rectify the soldiers and horses, and then set off early tomorrow morning.

Xi Zhicai said suddenly: "My lord, since we are going to send troops, we must first inform Cao Cao to make preparations, otherwise he will think that our troops are not friendly troops but enemy troops, and it will be bad if we accidentally injure them."

"Zhicai is right." Li Yuan glanced at the people present and then at Mi Zhu, "Zizhong, I'll leave it to you to inform Cao Cao, and I hope you can persuade Cao Cao to understand that I am sending troops this time." Intent to help him, not against him."

"Yes!" Mi Zhu went down to prepare, and set off for Puyang one day earlier than Li Yuan's army.

After arranging everything, everyone left separately, but Li Yuan tricked Zhicai to stay.

"What are the arrangements, my lord?" Xi Zhicai knew that Li Yuan must have something to say.

"Zhicai, what do you think of Mi Fang?" Li Yuan asked suddenly.

"Mi Fang?" Xi Zhicai lowered his head and thought for a while, and then replied: "Mi Fang doesn't have much ability, and I'm afraid he doesn't pass the grade as a general, but he likes to show off and is quite jealous. "

Li Yuan nodded in agreement: "That's right, this person has no loyalty to me and is very easy to betray."

"What? Rebellion?" Xi Zhicai thought about Mi Fang's various shortcomings, but he never thought that Mi Fang would have a rebellious heart, so he couldn't help being a little puzzled, "Could it be that the lord thinks that the Mi family has a different heart?"

"No," Li Yuan shook his head and denied, "The head of the Mi family is Mi Zhu. I have seen Mi Zhu's abilities for all to see, so I feel more at ease with him. However, Mi Fang and his brother have completely different personalities, so I am not at ease with him."

"Is my lord planning to keep me in Xiapi to prevent Mi Fang from acting inappropriately?" Xi Zhicai was very clever, and he guessed Li Yuan's thoughts right away.

"Smart, that's right. Now all the generals under my command have been sent out, and even Mi Zhu is going to Puyang, so I'm worried that no one will be able to keep an eye on Mi Fang, so I need you to stay in command."

Li Yuan can only entrust this matter to Xi Zhicai, whether it is prestige, qualifications or intelligence, Xi Zhicai is the most suitable. After all, Xiapi is Li Yuan's hometown. If you lose your hometown, you can talk about fighting for world hegemony. Of course, It was an accident that Cao Cao lost his hometown.

"Don't worry, my lord, just leave this matter to my subordinates, and I will definitely not disappoint my lord." Xi Zhicai assured Li Yuan.

"Well, I'm relieved to have you." Li Yuan said a few more words to Xi Zhicai before returning to the mansion.

(End of this chapter)