Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 102 I Heard That Your Boy Can Fight Well
Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

Cao Cao's army had already surrounded Pengcheng, but Pengcheng was not in the slightest panic, on the contrary, it was even more impenetrable!
The city is strong and the food and grass are sufficient. These are Pengcheng's reliance, and it is also the place where Cao Cao frowns the most.

Fearing what would come, Cao Jun and Danyang soldiers held each other in Pengcheng.

"Brother, why don't you attack again, I don't believe you can't win if you attack all four sides together!" Xia Houyuan suggested, he is impatient and can't stand this protracted battle.

Cao Ren pointed to the towering city wall... "Miaocai, our ladders aren't that high, are they? How easy is it to forcibly attack the city? Sigh..."

With a sigh, Wangcheng sighed!

Cao Cao raised his head again, he stared at Pengcheng...

Who would have thought that a city and county could stop their advance of Cao Jun!
However, Tao Qian's tortoise-like style of play really didn't give Cao Cao a chance.

at this time.

The sound of "da da da" horseshoes came.

The fast horses from Yanzhou are like a whirlwind, stepping on countless muddy roads...

The general on the horse has a big shoulder and a round waist, but he still looks extremely tired after traveling day and night.

Especially facing the biting cold light in the night road, the cool wind like a knife blew on his cheeks, making his whole face look as white as paper.

It seems that because of seeing Cao Cao and Cao Ren, the general on the horse raised his spirits and shouted loudly: "Yanzhou urgent letter, Yanzhou urgent letter..."

As soon as this remark came out... Cao Cao's heart trembled, and he muttered in his heart, don't let anything happen to Yanzhou.

But after thinking about it, it was wrong. If something happened in Yanzhou, then the person who shouted should be urgent mail from Yanzhou, or an urgent message from Qibai Li... Can you send an urgent letter?This term is a bit...

When the messenger got closer, both Cao Cao and Cao Ren saw clearly that the person who came was Niu Jin, Cao Ren's subordinate.

Cao Cao knew that Cao Ren specially sent him to send "Zhuge Liang" to Lu Yu's mansion in Yanzhou.

Wait, letter?Urgent letter?Could it be that Lu Yu asked Niu Jin to bring back the letterhead?
With this in mind, Cao Cao rushed to meet him...

After all, before, when encountering a difficult situation, "Yu'er" was always the one who broke the situation. This time, perhaps...

Immediately, Cao Cao's spirit was lifted, and while thinking about it, Niu Jin had already got off his horse and bowed to Cao Cao. "The last general pays homage to Duke Cao!"

Cao Ren asked urgently: "But something happened to Yanzhou? But... Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, some of them made a surprise attack on Yanzhou?"

"Neither, Yanzhou is fine!" Niu Jin replied, and immediately handed the kit in his arms to Cao Cao. "It's a letter written by Mr. Lu himself, or it will be brought to Mr. Cao!"

…really!
Cao Cao took the kit and unfolded it slowly... Inside was a piece of thin juan with densely packed small characters on it.

It was indeed written by "Yu'er" himself. The small characters of "Yu'er" in seal script are easy to recognize, and they have the demeanor of Cai Yong's "Flying White Book"...

As for the contents of this letterhead.

The words and sentences quickly came to Cao Cao's eyes, and Cao Cao immediately fell into deep thought.

This made Xia Houyuan and Cao Ren on the side very anxious...

What did you write?They also want to see where!

But Cao Cao didn't intend to hand the letter to them at all. His eyes were fixed on the words on it, and he fell into deep thought for a long time!
One breath, two breaths...

Ten breaths, twenty breaths...for a full thirty breaths, Cao Cao's eyes opened in vain, and then "Hahaha...hahahaha..." He laughed heartily.

Now, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan are even more curious, can they make the elder brother who is in a cloudy mood suddenly clear up?What the hell is hidden in this... letterhead?
"Okay..." Seeing Cao Cao clenched his fists tightly, his eyes were full of spirits, and some blue veins burst out on his forehead because he smiled too boldly.

After a long time, he said loudly: "Lu Yu, haha... This kid is still good at attacking the heart as always! Our helpless strategy to break the situation in Pengcheng is within the square inch of this letter paper!"

ah... ah...

Both Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan were taken aback.

Lu Yu is good at attacking the enemy and attacking the heart, and the two of them have some insights.

Some clues can be glimpsed from the guerrilla warfare breaking the Yellow Turban...

But... now?Xuzhou Tao Qian or Danyang soldiers seem to be more difficult to deal with than moth thieves...

against them?How to attack the heart?
While thinking about it, Cao Cao had already unfolded Lu Yu's letterhead so that Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan could see it clearly.

There are four lines on this letterhead, the first three lines are three strategies——

First, only Tao Qian was punished, and the rest of the party were not questioned;

Second, be kind to the people who have captured the city.

Third, attacking the enemy is the bottom, attacking the heart is the top!

hiss... this...

Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan couldn't understand it for a while. After all, these three strategies did not seem to have much to do with the battle in Pengcheng.

But Cao Cao is so smart, with just these three sentences, he has already discovered the great connection here after thinking about it!
Only punish Tao Qian, not the rest of the party. This is to publicly tell the Xuzhou clan that nothing will happen to them, to reassure them, to let them reassess the battle situation, to give them a chance to choose a camp, and to make Tao Qian betray their relatives.

Be kind to the people who have captured the city. This is to make the people of Xuzhou loyal, and let the people know that Cao Cao's revenge is revenge, but he has nothing to do with Minqiu. In this way... let the people of Pengcheng and Xiapicheng stand on Cao Cao's side more On the other side, even if it is just neutral, it will be of great benefit to Cao Jun!
As for attacking the enemy as the bottom and attacking the mind as the top, this is the general idea.

In Cao Cao's view, Lu Yu's point was at the right time, and it also opened Cao Cao's mind completely.

It is said that it is necessary to plan the military campaign, and then move after making a plan. This time in the process of conquest of Xuzhou, he was indeed eager for quick success. The general strategy he set at the beginning was to quickly defeat the enemy and win the victory under the superiority of military strength and strategy.

But in fact, this is not desirable.

Because... Tao Qian himself is not scary, even Tao Qian is the weakest one among all the vassals.

But what is really scary, or in other words, what can really bring huge troubles to Cao Cao are the people around Tao Qian, the people under Xuzhou's rule, the clan's help, and the hearts of the people!
As long as the clan and the common people are alienated from him, not to mention Pengcheng, the whole Xuzhou is like picking something out of a pocket!
"Ha ha…"

"Hahaha…"

Cao Cao laughed heartily, the laughter was exceptionally bright.

It is true that after being in contact with Yu'er for a long time, with Cao Cao's wisdom, he can feel that Yu'er's strategy is not so good, and even any strategist is far better than Yu'er.

But Yu'er's greatest strength is her insight into the current situation and her understanding of people's hearts. This...is even more precious in Cao Ying.

What shocked Cao Cao even more was that Lu Yu himself was in Yanzhou thousands of miles away when he proposed such a strategy to break the situation.

It is not easy for Yu'er to be able to understand the situation in Xuzhou thousands of miles away.

Of course, in addition to being not simple, Cao Cao also experienced a bit of insidiousness and cunning, which is in line with Yu'er's usual style. Just kidding, Cao Cao's eldest son is full of "bad water" in his stomach!
With this in mind, Cao Cao immediately ordered: "Miaocai, Zixiao, you go and call Gongda and Zhicai immediately... I will redeploy the battle in Pengcheng."

"Here..." Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan agreed and hurried to do it.

At the same time, Cao Cao's eyes moved down the letter paper, and keenly noticed the four words on the fourth line of the letter paper, which are also the most critical four words - a tree stands as a letter!
"Haha..." Cao Cao smiled slightly. He raised his head and faced the void, and said with emotion: "In the pre-Qin period, there were stories about a thousand pieces of gold and a thousand pieces of gold buying horse bones. Is it my turn, Cao Cao, to prove my faith in Xuzhou? Hahahahahaha!"

The devilish laughter resounded again.

This period of time was full of gloom, and Cao Cao's mood was the clearest today.

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Chinese army tent.

After discussing some details with Xi Zhicai and Xun You, Cao Cao ordered immediately.

"A notice was posted throughout Xuzhou. In this battle, Cao Cao, in order to avenge his father, only killed Tao Qian, the culprit. The rest are innocent! If you support Cao Jun, I, Cao Cao, will be grateful. I will discuss it on the day of Xuzhou. Reward for meritorious deeds. Even if you don’t support it, it’s okay, I, Cao Cao, swear to God, this battle will only kill the culprit and never get involved!”

"In addition, for all the cities and counties that Cao's army has captured, the land tax will be halved within three years, the unowned land will be distributed, and grain will be opened to help the poor. As long as all the people, officers and soldiers do not obstruct the march of our army, our army will not commit any crimes. There are many rewards, and if the houses of the people are damaged due to the war, our army will double the compensation!"

"As for rewards and compensation, starting today, the entire Xuzhou will be honored immediately."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao paused, and the last sentence was much colder in vain. "Add a sentence to the notice, kill Tao Qian, whoever presents Tao Qian's head will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold, and eat ten thousand households!"

After talking about this, Xizhi turned his eyes and added in a timely manner, "In addition to posting notices in cities and prefectures that have already been captured, Pengcheng and Xiapi cities should also shoot these notices into the city, using headless arrows to avoid injuries. And the common people, and let the common people and the clan realize that our Cao army is a teacher of justice!"

hiss…

After the words of Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai fell, the entire camp of the Cao camp was boiling.

At this moment, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan realized Lu Yu's good intentions between the lines in the letter...

Wonderful, wonderful!

This is to drive Tao Qian into a desperate situation, and drive him, surrounded by thousands of people, to betray his relatives.

Such a strategy of dividing, alienating, and winning over clans and public opinion is simply wonderful!

Both Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan's eyes sparkled, Lu Yu's move... absolutely perfect!Haha, Lu Yu is such a bad boy!
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Here, Cao Cao began to methodically implement the strategy of attacking the mind.

On the other hand, Yanzhou, which is calm and calm, is secretly turbulent tide is coming.

For a moment, everything is silent...

Chenliu County, South City Gate.

About a kilometer away from the city gate, a group of 8000 to [-] people came quietly, most of them were cavalry, but each horse's hooves were wrapped in a layer of coarse cloth, and the horse's mouth was also wrapped in horseshoes. Mouth cage, this is all to keep the sound down as much as possible.

In the legion, there is a well-mannered Confucian scholar who is particularly conspicuous.

"Fengxian, the front is the south gate of Chenliu County. I have already made an appointment with Meng Zhuo. He will open the south gate to welcome our army into the city with three fire signs!"

"This morning, he also sent out a letter saying that he successfully instigated all the big clans in Chenliu County, and I have also contacted the prefects and county magistrates of the surrounding counties and counties one by one. When Chenliu County falls, they will echo each other from afar. Respond to Fengxian, now that Cao Cao is a traitor, Yanzhou can be settled in this battle!"

The speaker was Chen Gong, who had never let Lu Bu down since he took refuge in Lu Bu.

Successfully instigating Zhang Miao's rebellion opened the door for Lu Bu to take control of Yanzhou!

"Mr. Lao, leave the rest to me, Lu Bu!"

Mentioning Fang Tian's painting of a halberd, Lu Bu's eyes gradually narrowed, and finally...will he finally have a city of his own?

Is it the end of the days of living under the fence of others, being squeezed out everywhere, being looked down upon by others, and panicking like a bereaved dog?
From Lu Bu's point of view, Chen Gong's arrival is like a bright light in the dark, bringing dawn to Lu Bu and his brothers in Bingzhou Bing, and tonight... this flame is about to bloom, It's about to ignite into a raging flame!
"Fengxian, don't be careless!" Chen Gong finally ordered. "I heard that Cao Cao has a fifteen or six-year-old boy named 'Lu Yu'. This son has made a lot of contributions to Cao Cao. Meng Zhuo also said that this son should not be underestimated. Fengxian, if you attack the city, you must first Control him, don't let him escape!"

Speaking of this, Chen Gong's eyes flashed a chill. "Cao Cao values ​​this son very much, so this son is an important bargaining chip for us. We must have a big battle with Cao Cao. The more chips we accumulate, the greater our chances of winning!"

"Don't worry sir, Boo knows what to do."

Lu Bu waved Fang Tian's painted halberd forward, "Brothers, work has begun."

Da da da…

Although the horseshoes were wrapped in cloth, thousands of war horses still made a resounding roar as they marched forward, but now...don't care so much?Even if...someone notices something wrong, it's too late!
Lu Bu's eyes were sharp, and every step Chituma took would make him feel a little excited.

It's over, the days of being homeless and running around are coming to an end!
...

"Who is in the city?"

"On the order of Prefect Zhang, come here to replace Chen's left-behind army!" Lu Bu shouted...

"Where's the code?" The voice from the tower came again.

Lu Bu waved his hand, and immediately the soldiers of the three armies raised the torches in their hands, put them down, raised them again, put them down again, and did this three times in a row...

This is - three fires as a sign!

The corner of Lu Bu grinned, eyes of greed, bloodthirsty, hunger, and longing appeared faintly, and he shouted: "If you didn't open the city gate quickly, and delayed the change of defense, can you bear the blame?"

The voice just fell.

As planned, the door slammed open.

"Hahahaha..." Lu Bu's crazy laughter resounded here... "Come on..."

Fang Tian raised the halberd again, and under the moonlight, a beautiful arc was drawn at the edge of the halberd. Lu Bu led the Bingzhou wolf riders into it.

"Chenliu County, Yanzhou, I, Lu Bu, are here!"

A howl... even the dark night couldn't hide the greed and sharpness in his eyes.

But at this time.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

There was a sudden sound of piercing through the air, and the off-string arrows were wrapped in the power of mountains and tsunami, like locusts, densely whistling and shooting...

"Ah ah ah..."

In an instant, the Bingzhou wolfriders fell down, and these seriously injured Bingzhou wolfriders... screamed and wailed.

at the same time.

"Clap la la la la!"

"Kill, capture Lu Bu's son alive, kill!"

The fire at the south city gate was ablaze, and the sound of killing was loud, and countless Cao troops rushed out from all sides... The dense rain of arrows shot towards Lu Bu's army without a blind spot.

This…

Lu Bu's face instantly turned as white as a sheet of paper. He searched around and looked up to the sky and shouted, "Where is Meng Zhuo? Where is Meng Zhuo?"

"Hahaha…"

But at this moment, a voice came from the tower. "That fellow Zhang Miao is waiting for you, Lu Bu's boy, on Huangquan Road!"

The speaker is Cao Chun, the backbone of Chenliu County...

"Son Lu Bu, your strategy of 'cooperating with the inside and the outside' is something that a three-year-old can see through? How dare you use an axe in front of Mr. Lu? It's really ridiculous! Today, I'll let you taste what it's like to catch a turtle in a urn. !"

In a word...

The soldiers and horses ambushing around roared towards the Bingzhou Army...

Among them... a roar was particularly resounding.

"Wow..." A burly man charged at Lu Bu with a pair of halberds, "I heard that you are quite good at fighting, come and fight against me, Dianwei!"

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(End of this chapter)