The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 171 Li Yuan's Strategy
"Gongda's words are wrong. The reason why I did this is because I trust Cao Xiaowei. Everyone in the world thinks that after Yuan Shao unified Hebei, there are more than [-] soldiers. I am afraid that there are no princes in the world who can fight against Yuan Shao alone, but this is just a layman's point of view, in my Li Yuan's opinion, the only princes who can defeat Yuan Shu alone are me and Xiaowei Cao."

Li Yuan didn't mean to praise Cao Cao, but he really thought so, that's why he dared to accept the horse that Yuan Shao gave, otherwise he would join forces with Cao Cao to fight against Yuan Shao.

There was a gleam of light in Xun You's eyes, "My lord told us the same way back then, the heroes of the world, for him and General Li!"

"Gongda, you can rest assured that although I, Li Yuan, will not help you fight Yuan Shao, as for Liu Bei, I can still help you, but not now, but two months later." Li Yuan considered good news for Xun You.

"Why is it two months later?" Xun You asked puzzled.

"Liu Bei gave me a gift on my big day. If I send troops to attack him immediately, it will attract criticism, so I also need a reason to send troops. I wonder if Gongda has heard of Kong Rong's serious illness in Beihai?"

"I've heard of it, but as far as I know, Kong Rong should be in good health. How could he say he's sick?" Xun You was a little skeptical about the news and didn't fully believe it.

"Hahahaha, of course Kong Rong is not sick, he is poisoned." Li Yuan reminded.

"Poisoned? Could it be that Liu Bei did it?!" Xun You's mind turned very quickly, and Li Yuan immediately thought that Liu Bei had poisoned him.

"That's right," Li Yuan nodded, "Liu Bei is ambitious and has long wanted to completely control Beihai, but Kong Rong is so popular that he had no choice but to poison Kong Rong."

"Liu Bei's move is vicious and reckless, and if not done well, it will easily arouse the suspicion of Kong Rong's subordinates." Xun You saw the advantages and disadvantages of using poison. He will even be revenged by Kong Rong's men.

"Liu Bei is benevolent and righteous on the surface, but in fact he is extremely treacherous and cunning. In order to buy people's hearts, he often talks about benevolence and righteousness. Although this person is annoying, his heart is extremely tenacious and he is not an idle person." Li Yuan knew Liu Bei's character very well. Liu Bei is a person who is not easy to admit defeat. Even if he fails countless times, he will look for opportunities to make a comeback.

"General Li, how should we deal with Liu Bei? If we have to wait another two months, wouldn't that give Liu Bei a chance to breathe?" Xun You didn't want to delay any longer to give Liu Bei a chance. He believed that Cao Cao thought the same way.

"I already have a detailed strategy. Your army can be stationed in Jibei. In this way, the front of the army can directly threaten Licheng. Liu Bei will not dare to retreat back to Beihai when he sees this. He will also station the army in Licheng. I I believe Kong Rong will be poisoned to death in less than two months, and although Liu Bei will be able to completely control Beihai by then, I will not let him relax."

Li Yuan said the strategy in his heart, "I will send a secret agent to Beihai to spread rumors, saying that Kong Rong was poisoned to death by Liu Bei, and it will definitely cause a lot of trouble at that time, and I can also use this reason to send troops, because Cao Cao The captain successfully attracted Liu Bei's troops, so the defense of Beihai must be very weak at that time, I will send troops to surprise Beihai in Langya, and I will be able to break through the city easily, and then attack Liu Bei with your army, and he will not be able to be undefeated by then."

After hearing this, Xun You clapped his hands and praised: "A clever plan, a wonderful plan, General Li's plan not only allowed our soldiers to have a short rest, but also made a surprise attack on Beihai. Liu Bei must not have thought that General Li would send troops suddenly, but there is only one thing I will know." worried."

"Gongda, please tell me." Li Yuan felt that his plan should be perfect, and he didn't know what else Xun You had to worry about.

"General Li's plan is clever, but our army has been going out for more than half a year, and the food and grass consumption is very high. In addition, Jibei has just been recaptured, and there is not much food and grass. I am afraid it will be difficult to sustain the consumption of tens of thousands of troops for two months." What Xun You was really worried about was food and grass. It was because of the lack of food and grass that he asked Li Yuan for help. If it weren't for this, Cao Cao would have died with Liu Bei.

"Don't worry, Gongda, I will send grain and grass from Xiaopei to Jinbei for your army for a month. I believe that Xun Yu will be able to transport grain and grass from Puyang, Chenliu and Dongping to Jinbei in a short time. , when the time comes, your army will not retreat due to lack of food."

Li Yuan decided to give Cao Cao one month's food and grass to maintain the consumption of tens of thousands of troops, which can be said to be quite generous. Fortunately, he has hoarded food and grass in the past few years, otherwise he would not be able to withstand such consumption.

"Thank you, General Li!" Xun You was overjoyed. He didn't expect Li Yuan to be so generous. As long as Li Yuan gave them a month's supply of food, Xun You would be able to free up time to collect food and grass from various places for Cao Cao's army.

After Xun You and Li Yuan discussed how to deal with Liu Bei, they left Xiapi and returned to Jibei to inform Cao Cao of the news.

Li Yuan has been busy for a long time, and finally sent all these envoys away. After the new year next year, he will send troops to attack Liu Bei. He doesn't want to deal with other things in the past two months, but stays at home with Cai Wenji and others, which is rare Xi Zhicai was very dissatisfied with this, but under Li Yuan's despotic power, he could only accept it with an open chest.

In the second year of Xingping, the New Year's Eve was very warm. Although it was snowing heavily outside the door and the weather was cold, every household was extremely warm, because it was a time for relatives to reunite, and everyone was at home to accompany their relatives and eat reunion meal.

The same is true in Li Yuan's house. Cai Wenji, Diao Xiuer, Er Qiao, Wang Yun, Cai Yong, Qiao Guolao, Xu Zhu, Zhao Yun and Xi Zhicai are all here. Although Zhao Yun, Xu Zhu and Xi Zhicai are not Li Yuan But they are all generals who have followed Li Yuan for a long time, so Li Yuan has deep feelings for them, especially Zhao Yun, who can be said to be closer than his brothers, so he invited them to come together.

"Hahahaha, tonight is really lively. In the past, I celebrated the New Year with Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao. Now that I have more of you, I am happier than before." Qiao Guolao said cheerfully, being able to have so many people during the New Year I am very happy to be with you, and most elderly people think so.

"You old guy, why don't you move here together in the future, after all, there are so many people here, it's better than your house." Wang Yun suggested, he knew that since Erqiao married Li Yuan, Qiao Guolao was alone. Living alone will inevitably lead to loneliness, that's why Qiao Guolao was asked to move in and live together.

"Father-in-law said, Mr. Qiao, you can move in and live together." Li Yuan also agreed.

(End of this chapter)