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Chapter 767 Sima Yi offers a plan to take Xuzhou
In December of the first year of Jian'an, Liu Beijun fought in Yecheng.

In mid-December, Liu Huaxin sat in Yecheng as the prefect of Weijun, with Yuan Xi leading Jizhou Mu, and Liang Qi and other surrendered officials as subordinate officials.

Take Zhang Fei as the general of Zhenbei, and sit in Jixian County to deter Xian Yufu and other generals.

Zhang Liao still returned to Daizhou, Guo Yun, the governor of Daizhou, was promoted to governor of Youzhou, and Xu Miao, the prefect of Daijun, was appointed governor of Daizhou.

The guard of the Huns, Zhonglang, led Zhaozhao and returned to Shoujiang City to sit in the city. Yan Rou was named the general of the gangsters, and formed a battalion of gangsters to sit on the front line of Danhan Mountain.

The state of Zhao was changed to Zhaojun, with Cui Yan as the governor of Zhaojun, Zhang Yan of Heishan as the governor of the west, Zhang Xiu as the governor of the east of Jizhou, Xin as the governor of Hejian, and Xin Piqian as the governor of Pingyuan.

At the end of December, the army crossed the Yellow River and arrived at Luoyang.

Xu Huang led his army back to Dongjun. Ma Chao, Yan Xing, Tai Shici, Lu Meng, and Xu Shu were all taken to Luoyang by Liu Bei.

Luoyang, after several years of rectification by Zheng Hun, the prefect of Henan Province, Henan has regained some popularity. It is not as prosperous as it was before the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

The dilapidated Luoyang Imperial Palace has been repaired successively by Zheng Hun's unremitting efforts over the past few years.

Liu Bei went to Luoyang to stay in Nangong. That night, some nobles in the army shouted "Long live the King of Jin."

There are rumors: "The King of Jin is the king of the world, and the world will be peaceful."

The advisers were led by Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, and the generals were led by Zhang Yun and Yu Jin, and Liu Bei was invited to be the emperor in Luoyang.

Liu Bei refused.

Three days later, Zhang Yun was left to sit in Luoyang, Yu Jin still left the town of Yingchuan, and Lu Meng and Xu Shu left Runan.

Runan was attacked by Yuan Shu because of Cao Cao. While recruiting new soldiers, Yuan Shu hurriedly recruited Zhang Xun and other generals to Huainan to rescue him. He also gave the land of Runan to the Jin army in exchange for armor and supplies.

After Zhang Xun got Yuan Shu's will, he quickly went south from Runan.

Runan was empty for a while, and Liu Pi and Gong Du, the Yellow Turbans in Runan, rose up again and conquered Runan City again.

When Huang Zhong in Nanyang got the news, he probably sent Chen Dao as a forward to accept Runan, and Yu Jin in Yingchuan also sent Li Tong south.

The two armies were victorious in successive battles, and the counties in Runan opened their doors to surrender one after another.

Liu Pi and Gong both took advantage of the small number of soldiers in Jin, and led an army of tens of thousands to fight Chen Dao and Li Tong in Shangcai.

Li Tong fought against the Yellow Turban Army in Shangcai, and Chen Daolian went to Zhipingyu, Runan County, to kill him overnight.

Both Liu Pi and Gong heard that Pingyu had made a mistake, so they returned to the army overnight.

Pingyu was originally the governor of Runan County, and the two had seized it several times, but in the end they all lost their hands, because the Yellow Turban was unpopular. This time they had the seal of Runan Prefect appointed by Cao Cao, so they swore to defend Runan to the death.

Now that Pingyu is lost and Runan is in danger, the two of them are naturally not reconciled.

When the two led the army to forcibly cross the river, they were first attacked head-on by Chen Dao on the other side of the river, and then Li Tong led the army to attack his army's side, and the Yellow Turban Army was in chaos.

For a while, those who were driven into the river by the Jin army and drowned were trampled on each other and many died.

Both Liu Pi and Gong fled in a hurry when they saw the situation was not good.

When the two returned to Pingyu, they found that Pingyu was still in their own hands, and they regretted it.

Chen Dao and Li Tong immediately besieged Runan, and Yu Jin also led his army down the Yingshui River after taking the important land of Xihua.

Both Liu Pi and Gong had no choice but to discuss surrender.

Li Tong and Li Tong did not allow it, and at the same time spread the call to a number of counties, and at the same time summoned the private soldiers of the gentry in several counties to come to help.

Li Tong, a famous general of Huai Ru, is also from Chen Dao Runan!
The appeal of the two was extraordinary, and the number of gentry and private soldiers who came to help increased day by day.

Liu Pi and Gong Du saw that they would surely die if they kept defending, so they led their troops to battle.

Gong Du died in the battle, and Liu Pi killed himself.

Liu Pi and Gong Du, who disturbed more than a dozen Yellow Turban bandits in Runan, died. Chen Dao and Li Tong ordered the army to enter the city, and immediately pacified the people.

The strict discipline of the Jin army made the Runan gentry feel extremely safe, so the southern part of Runan surrendered without a fight.

At this time, the Cao army had surrounded Shouchun, and the southeast of Runan was fought by the joining army. Chen Dao led the army to fight Ruyin, and Li Tong sent troops to Fupo.

Fupo is Lu Meng's hometown, so Liu Bei specially ordered Xu Shu and Lu Meng to lead the army back to Fupo to fight for Cao Jun.

The Jin army marched southward, which naturally aroused Cao Cao's panic, and urgently ordered Li Zheng (son of Li Gan, cousin of Li Dian) and Cai Yang to use Rushui as the boundary to not move rashly.

However, he stepped up the siege of Shouchun. Cao Cao's confidant general Le Jin kissed Mao Shishi and went into battle shirtless, which made Cao Jun attack the city of Shouchun.

In the next few days, Cao Jun gradually expanded the advantage of the city wall.

Yuan Shu had no choice but to send someone to ask Liu Biao and Liu Bei for reinforcements, but unfortunately the reinforcements did not arrive.

Yuan general Chen Lan and others abandoned the city and fled.

Yuan Shu committed suicide in Shouchun, and ordered his confidantes Ji Ling and Zhang Xun to escort his son Yuan Yao and Chuan Guo Yuxi to Liu Bei.

Ji Ling took his headquarters as the vanguard, picked Li Gan with his gun, and made a bloody way. Zhang Xun immediately led his army to break through.

Cao Cao couldn't catch up, so he had to send Cao Chun to lead the immature Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to pursue.

The two sides fought in Shaopo. Yuan Shu's forbidden army for several years confronted Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry. Zhang Xun died in the battle. Ji Ling covered Yuan Shu's wife and children and fled to Yangquan along the Huai River, and then entered the territory of Runan.

As a result, Cao Cao entered Shouchun, and Cao's army had little rations left after the fierce battle for half a year. In addition, Yuan Shu plundered Yangzhou too much, and there was not much food and grass in the city.

In desperation, Cao Cao had no choice but to kill and surrender the prisoners, and Cao Jun slaughtered the city. For a while, people in Jiujiang were panicked, and places such as Yangquan near Runan County surrendered to the Jin army.

Sima Yi, who was Cao Cao's boss at the time, saw Cao Cao's daily worries and remonstrance: "My lord, why are you frowning? Do you think the soldiers killed too much?"

Cao Cao is also a hero!Naturally, we know that killing prisoners and massacring cities will easily lose people's hearts, but the army is really short of food, and Yanzhou's food reserves have already been exhausted. If Yuan Shu persists for another month, it is hard to say who will be defeated.

Cao Cao glanced at Sima Yi: "What does Zhong Da think that a certain person is worried about?"

Sima Yi reported that his family had joined Cao Cao, and Cao Cao wanted to give him a job because of his father Sima Fang, but Sima Yi was willing to be one of his followers.

Cao Cao was amazed, and then Sima Yi had a lot of good plans. This was the mastermind that Cao Cao had been looking forward to for a long time. But without Sima Yi's insistence, Cao Cao had already withdrawn from the army.

Sima Yi said: "My lord, if you are worried about the army food, there must be a plan."

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said, "Zhongda, let's see, is it consistent with what a certain person thinks?"

Sima Yi said: "Why don't you take advantage of this time to attack Xuzhou, Xuzhou has a population of one million, sufficient food and grass, and after several years of cessation of troops, it can be said to be rich at this time!"

Cao Cao frowned and sighed for a long time: "Although Xuzhou is a piece of fat, how can it be poisonous? There is a fierce tiger Lu Bu in the land, and there are the world's elite and state wolf riders? What's more, Liu Bei will sit back and watch someone take Xuzhou?"

Sima Yi pondered for a while and said: "My lord, someone thought that my lord won several victories in taking Xuzhou. Although Lu Bu is brave, he is brave and has no plans! You can see that my lord is fighting with him in Xuzhou! Now that he is driving Chen Palace, it is nothing to worry about! The second is that the Jin army has just settled in Hebei, and the King of Jin's power has greatly increased. However, this is also the harm. Not to mention the rebellion in Bashu and Xiliang, just talking about food and grass is not enough to raise the army again. Even if Lu Bu asks for help, the King of Jin will only send partial troops. Three Well! Hehe! The king of Jin is powerful and powerful, and he can expect to rule the world. This is not only the lord’s concern, but who doesn’t worry about Sun Ce in Jiangdong and Liu Biao in Jingzhou? Can you really tolerate him? I am afraid that he is about to use the hand of the lord to destroy him, this is the four victories!"

Cao Cao nodded again and again, and it can be said that Sima Yi had spoken in his heart.

(End of this chapter)