Cao Cao became very calm at this moment, thought for a moment, and asked, "What do you think?"

"My dear thought that Chenliu could not stay for a long time. There was a shortage of food and grass here. I spent two years in Yingchuan and stocked up a large amount of food and grass in the city, which was enough for our army to eat for one year. Moreover, Yingchuan has Yinghe and mountains, which can attack and defend when advancing. ￠￡w. If it really doesn't work, you can completely switch to the vicinity of the capital. As long as you are not surrounded by the Yan army, our army will have a glimmer of vitality..."

Xu Shu paused and continued, "In addition, Yingchuan is next to Nanyang. If our army and Yan army start a war in Yingchuan, the Chu army will definitely not sit idly by. Judging from this war, the Chu army has not taken any major action. It should be waiting for our army and Yan army to lose both sides. Moreover, Liu Bei also hated Lin Nan. As long as the king sends a clever debater to lobby, Liu Bei is likely to become an ally of our army."

"It's just my wish, but Xun Yu is still in Dingtao. Once he withdraws, Jia Xu and Han Meng will definitely pounce on him. Do you have any tricks to hide the truth? If you ask Xun Yu to retreat with the ten thousand Qingzhou soldiers, will Han Meng not notice it at all?"

Xu Shu said: "The king, the wise and intelligent group of the prime minister, although there are no generals under his command, still designed to defeat Han Meng. He only needed the king to send a letter to the prime minister. The prime minister's freedom and tricks are hidden from the world."

Cao Cao thought about it, and when it comes to wisdom, Xun Yu is indeed not weak. The reason why he lost again and again on the Eastern Front battlefield was that he had no generals under his command. He nodded and said to Xu Shu: "Immediately send an order to let Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Jin lead two thousand cavalry to Dingtao to help Xun Yu withdraw his troops! In addition, let Xiahou Yuan, Cao Zhen, and Xiahou En first protect the king's family and leave Chenliu. After arriving in Yingchuan, Xiahou Yuan will take over the power of Yingchuan."

Xu Shu clasped his fists and said, "Oh! I'll go and pass the order now."

After seeing Xu Shu leave, Cao Cao looked at Hua Tuo's gourd on the table. He thought he would be a living horse. He picked up the gourd and gulped a few sips of medicinal wine. After a while, he drank all the medicinal wine in the gourd. After a while, his head stopped hurting.

"What a magical medicine... Lin Nan, you want to sleep me to death. It's not that easy! If you lose the original, I can still get half of the country! I'm waiting to see it, hahaha..." Cao Cao, who had already planned a way out, smiled silently in his heart. A difficult and long road was waiting for him to walk.

A day later, Taishici, one of the five tiger generals of the Yan army, occupied Junyi, and Lin Nan led an army of 40,000 to the city. Seeing that the situation in Wei State was out, the county magistrate led his troops to surrender to the Yan army.

When the news reached Cao Cao's ears, Cao Cao only smiled faintly and said softly: "I expected it."

...

Dingtao, also known as Taoqiu, is an ancient city with a long history. As early as the Neolithic Age more than 4,000 years ago, humans fished, hunted, cultivated and thrived here.

From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Western Han Dynasty for more than 800 years, it has been the original region's water and land transportation and the national economic metropolis. It enjoys the reputation of "the world".

At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Fan Li helped Yue destroy Wu and came to Dingtao, "taking Tao as the world." So he settled here to do business. During this period, he became a wealthy businessman after doing business three times, and he scattered his family wealth and called himself Tao Zhugong. He was the founder of Confucian businessman in my country. From Fan Li, Dingtao began to become famous all over the world, and famous people such as Wu Qi and Zuo Qiu Ming appeared. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Zhang Han, the general of Qin, defeated Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Liang here, and made Dingtao a place that must be fought for throughout the original.

At this moment, Xun Yu stood on the city tower of Dingtao and looked east to observe the movements of the Yan army. After looking at it, he said to a side general behind him: "Are there any movements of the Yan army these two days?"

"No, Han Meng hurried in the camp without any movement. The last time the Prime Minister's trick caused Han Meng to suffer heavy losses. Han Meng must have known that the Prime Minister was powerful and did not dare to come." The side general said.

Xun Yu was not complacent, but just reminded: "Don't be arrogant. A arrogant soldier will be defeated. As a general, you must understand. I think Han Meng is probably accumulating strength and waiting for reinforcements. Once the reinforcements arrive, he will pounce on him wildly and send them down, so that the soldiers in the city will be ready for battle at any time."

"promise!"

At this time, a scout ran up and said, "Meet the Prime Minister, the king has sent reinforcements. Several generals are waiting for the Prime Minister in the county government and say there is something important to discuss."

"I understand." Xun Yu turned around and went downstairs. After returning to the county government, he saw Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Jin came, and said happily: "You are really here in time..."

Before Xun Yu could finish his words, Cao Chun presented a box and said to Xun Yu: "Master, this is what the king asked the subordinates to hand over to the master. He said that he would know at a glance."

Xun Yu took the box and opened it. He saw that there was only one medicinal material in the box. He knew that it was Angelica. He raised his head and said suspiciously: "Why is Angelica?"

Xun Yu looked at the medicinal herb called Angelica in the box, frowned, and looked through the box again, but it was empty.

Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Jin were also suspicious after looking at each other. After looking at each other, they could not figure out the meaning.

"Can the servant put something wrong?" Le Jin guessed.

"No, this is the box given to me by the king himself, and I also watched the king put something in with my own eyes. Although I didn't see clearly what it was at that time, I could conclude that the king would not make any mistakes." Cao Chun shook his head and said.

"That's strange. The king put a medicinal herb in. What does it mean?" Yu Jin also had difficulty and couldn't figure it out.

At this time, Xun Yu giggled and said slowly: "I understand what the king means. Generals, have the king ever given any instructions before you leave?"

Cao Chun said: "The king only said one thing, let us all obey the orders of the Prime Minister."

Then, Xun Yu asked about the battle situation of Cao Chun and others. When he learned that the Yan army divided troops into five groups to capture the Wei State, he frowned unknowingly, lowered his eyes and looked at the Angelica, who was holding hands, and said to himself: "It seems that the king has already planned a way out, otherwise he would not have handed over the great rivers and mountains... Angelica, Danggui, is to let me rush back as soon as possible... Once the troops withdraw from Dingtao, the Yan army will form a pincer attack..."

Cao Chun said: "Sir, what do you mean by giving up a great country and giving away great lands?"

"It's nothing. You're going to be tired from a long journey. Let's take a day off today. Early tomorrow morning, soldiers will immediately attack the Yan army camp." In just a moment, Xun Yu had already thought of a complete plan in his mind and said to Cao Chun and others.

Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Jin didn't say anything. The four of them "promise" and left the hall together.

After leaving the hall and walking for a few steps, Cao Chun stopped and said to Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Jin behind him: "You come to the room with me."

As soon as he finished speaking, he went straight to his guest room. Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Jin looked at each other and followed.

When he arrived at the room, Cao Chun sat on the edge of the bed. He said to Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Jin and the other three: "Three generals, please sit down."

Although Li Dian, Le Jin and Yu Jin didn't understand why Cao Chun suddenly called them to come to the room, they all felt a little unusual.

Cao Chun is Cao Ren's younger brother. He has always been the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry throughout the Wei Kingdom and is highly trusted by Cao Cao. Although he is not as high as Li Dian, Le Jin and Yu Jin in his official positions, he has real power after all.

On the other hand, Li Dian, Le Jin and Yu Jin were named Generals. However, they only led a thousand soldiers, and sometimes they were always commanders alone. The most depressing thing was Yu Jin. After the Wei army occupied Qingzhou, Cao Cao first appointed Yu Jin as the governor of Qingzhou and led 30,000 troops to guard Qingzhou to prevent the Yan army in Jizhou. However, Yu Jin was the governor of Qingzhou for only a month, Cao Cao transferred him back to Changyi, and instead appointed Xiahou Yuan as the governor of Qingzhou. He also shouldered the responsibility of his governor of Xuzhou and commanded all the troops of Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Jin sat down separately and bowed together, saying, "Don't you know what happened to General Cao?"

Cao Chun said with a dark face: "The three generals have been following the king for a long time, right? I remember that when the king was invited to raise an army to attack the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, the three generals had already surrendered to the king. At that time, he was still a tooth general under the king, right?"

Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Jin all nodded, but did not say anything, looking at Cao Chun, looking forward to his retreat.

"The three generals have been following the king for a long time, and have been through life and death, and have turned the situation around many times. General Li, if I remember correctly, you blocked a cold arrow for the king, right?" Cao Chun continued.

Li Dian nodded and said, "It's all old things, why do you still mention him?"

"Haha, there are some things that are necessary to mention. General Le, I remember that you once blocked a knife for the king. That knife almost killed you. Until now, the scar on your chest is still clearly visible..."

"General Cao, it is my duty to live and die for the king, even if I die, I will have no regrets." Le Jin interrupted Cao Chun's words and said.

Seeing Cao Chun shifting his gaze to him, Yu Jin hurriedly said, "I'm ashamed to say that I have followed the king for five years and participated in countless battles between big and big ones, but I have never blocked a sword or a sword for the king..."

"Ah... General Yu's words are wrong. Thinking about the Qingzhou soldiers who committed rebellion in the rebellion, Xiahou Yuanrang was seriously dereliction of duty and could not be stopped for a while. Qingzhou soldiers once attacked the main camp. If General Yu had not brought his troops to the timely manner and suppressed the Qingzhou soldiers who committed rebellion in the rebellion, the King and we had already gone to see the King of Hell, so General Yu had the greatest contribution."

After saying that, Cao Chun stopped, looked around Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Jin again, and then said: "The reason why I brought up the old things is to let the three generals know that I remember what the three generals did for the King of Wei and the Kingdom of Wei, let alone the king. Moreover, the king often mentions three generals by my side. The reason why he keeps the three generals in Changyi and prevents the three generals from charging into battle is because he cherishes the three generals, which is a manifestation of gratitude. In addition, the official positions and salary of the three generals are far higher than that of our Cao family and the Xia Hou family. This is enough to see that the king loves the three generals very much."

As soon as he finished speaking, the injustice and inner displeasure of Li Dian, Le Jin and Yu Jin seemed to be released at this moment, as if it was really as Cao Chun said, Cao Cao did not allow them to lead troops, and left them in Changyi for their own good. Moreover, the official positions of the three of them were indeed higher than those of other Cao clans and Xia Hou clans, and their salaries were greater than that of them. This is an indisputable fact.

The three of them looked at each other and felt that Cao Chun was beating the drums for them, and they understood what Cao Chun said. However, the three of them had been with Cao Chun for more than a year or two. They were quite clear about Cao Chun's character. They did not think that Cao Chun could say these words. What they said today was very likely to be instructed by Cao Cao.

The Wei army was already in defeat, and it can be seen from Xun Yu's words just now. Cao Cao intended to withdraw his troops from Dingtao, that is, he deliberately gave up the opportunity to gain a foothold in the original position. It is estimated that Cao Cao was afraid that there would be treason within him at this time, so he used Cao Chun's mouth to give the three of them a shot first.

Li Dian, Le Jin and Yu Jin worked together for many years, and they could understand each other with just a look. So after looking at each other, the three of them said in unison: "General Cao, don't worry. We will never forget the goodness of the king to us."

"Okay! I'll feel relieved when there are three generals saying this. The Prime Minister asked us to attack the Yan army camp tomorrow, which must have a meaning. Please have a good rest tonight. When tomorrow morning, we will join forces to kill the enemy and kill ten and eight Yan army generals. It's not in vain to come to Dingtao." Seeing that the three of them had expressed their opinions, Cao Chun patted his thigh and said.

After leaving Cao Chun's room, Li Dian, Le Jin and Yu Jin all breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other, and didn't speak, but just walked forward side by side.

After walking for a few steps, Li Dian broke the silence first and said, "Do you think Cao Chun's words have other meanings?"

"It is obvious that the king is still worried about us, worried that we will betray the king at this time. We deliberately use Cao Chun's mouth to tell us. Cao Chun's actions are interfering with his own ideas. The king has always been suspicious. At this time of trouble, he will inevitably be worried. Even if it were me, he would be as worried as the king." Yu Jinxian analyzed.

Le Jin nodded and said, "It is human nature that the king treats me well. When there are many disasters and difficulties, how can we betray the king? If we betray the king, it will definitely be a step further for the king."

"I don't know if I can withstand the attack of the Yan army this time. So many strong storms have come. I hope I can safely overcome this dangerous hurdle." Li Dian said.

Yu Jin shook his head and said, "From the current situation, the king seems to have already made plans to give up Yanzhou, otherwise he would not have let the Prime Minister withdraw his troops from here. I think the king wants to go to Yingchuan. Didn't Xiahou Yuan secretly escort the king's family away the day before yesterday? Now, in addition to Yingchuan, there are 10,000 troops enough to resist the Yan army's attack, other places have already surrendered."

The three of them had different ideas in their minds and went back to their rooms to rest.

The next morning, Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Jin assembled two thousand cavalry at the city gate, and Xun Yu was waiting there early.

Xun Yu was wearing a very neat dress today, wearing a black robe and a square scarf on his head. Seeing Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Jin and four others coming with their troops, they bowed and said, "Four generals, you only need to win today, not lose, otherwise you will be completely wiped out here."

Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin and Yu Jin looked at each other, but none of the four said anything. They all looked strong and could not see any fear. Even the soldiers behind them were the same.

Yu Jin took a step forward, turned over and dismounted, bowed to Xun Yu and said, "Master, I will ask you boldly. Since the king gave it to the Prime Minister Angelica, and the Prime Minister also guessed what it meant, why don't you evacuate this place quickly and attack the Yan army camp first?"

Xun Yu said: "My move is to advance and retreat. If our army retreats rashly, Han Meng will have a keen sense of smell and are mainly cavalry. He only needs to chase thousands of cavalry and can kill all our troops along the way. Therefore, if you want to leave this place safely, you must first give Han Meng a heavy blow. Therefore, the attacks of the four generals today are particularly important."

Yu Jin nodded and said, "I understand."

After saying that, without any doubts, he turned over and went out of the city with Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin and others, and did as Xun Yu had told him before.

The Yan army's camp stood ten miles outside Dingtao City. The camp gate was closed, and the battle signs were hung high in front of the door. Patrol teams were constantly coming and going. The crossbowmen on the arrow tower were also waiting for battle, without any carelessness.

In the military tent, Han Meng sat upright in the right position, with four generals, Zhang Nan, Ma Yan, Jiang Yiqu, Chunyu, and four strategists, Xinpi, Pang Ji, Chen Zhen, and Wang Xiu, sitting in turn on the left.

All of them here are Yuan Shao's old subordinates. Since surrendering to Lin Nan, Han Meng has been highly valued and served as the governor of Bingzhou. Although the rest have been valued to varying degrees. However, just as Lin Nan's old subordinates rejected Chou, some Wu was also very repulsive of Yuan Shao's surrendered generals, believing that their appearance had occupied his position in Lin Nanxin.

Fortunately, Lin Nan now handled it very properly. He transferred these people to Bingzhou one after another on the grounds of building water conservancy and mining, so that they could all obey Han Meng.

"I just received a letter from the military advisor. The military advisor's reinforcements will arrive today. You can prepare well in a while. It's time for us to avenge our shame." Han Meng held a small note in his hand and shook it in front of everyone. He said with a blue face.

Since Han Meng led his troops across the Yellow River, he first cooperated with Zang Ba to break through the Wei army's defense line in Qingzhou, and then was ordered to attack Yanzhou. He advanced westward with lightning speed and first captured Puyang, an important town located in the East County of Yanzhou. He only rested in Puyang City for only one day, then rushed a hundred miles, went south and directly captured Changyi, and successfully occupied it.

Along the way, Han Meng's army was as powerful as a storm, and it seemed as if it had entered a no-man's land in the slightly empty rear of Wei. However, on the way to pursue Xun Yu, he was ambushed and defeated by Xun Yu with a trick, which suddenly damaged more than 8,000 horse and infantry. Later, Han Meng tried to attack Dingtao three times, defeating three battles and three defeats, which greatly damaged his vitality and his morale was depressed.

As he had no choice but to rest on the spot. He suffered four losses from Xun Yu, and Xinpi, Pang Ji, Chen Zhen, and Wang Xiu could not see through Xun Yu's plan, so he did not dare to attack rashly. So he hurriedly sent a letter to Jia Xu, asking Jia Xu to lead his army to deal with Xun Yu himself.

Therefore, when Jia Xu's Fei Ge's letter arrived, he immediately returned to his old expression. More importantly, he wanted to avenge his previous shame and wished he could catch Xun Yu and eat and eat.

"That's great. Once the military advisor arrives, Xun Yu will definitely return in terror. Our army can also take advantage of the situation to advance westward and adopt a siege with the lord." Zhang Nan slapped his thigh with a "splash" and was very excited.

The same is true for Ma Yan, Jiang Yiqu, Chunyu Dao, and Xinpi, Pang Ji, Chen Zhen, and Wang Xiu, all of them were ashamed, and no one said a word, just shook their heads.

After seeing it, Han Meng said comfortably: "There is no need for this to be true for the four masters. The previous few defeats were not the fault of the four masters, but because I was too reckless. Since I crossed the Yellow River, I have won consecutive victories along the way. No one dared to stop the Wei army wherever I passed, which made me completely wrong about the enemy. Moreover, I led the cavalry in front and you followed behind, and there was no chance to give advice to me. Therefore, the four masters were not faulted."

Xinpi, Pang Ji, Chen Zhen, and Wang Xiu looked at each other, knowing that Han Meng was comforting them. Although the first crushing defeat was indeed caused by Han Meng's easy advance, the next three small defeats were caused by their failure to see through Xun Yu's plan. The four defeats together made Han Meng lose a total of 12,000 horse and infantry troops, and the 30,000 majestic troops suddenly decreased, making his troops only a few thousand more than Xun Yu who was hidden in Dingtao City. His morale was low, and a series of defeats made him cautious, and also made him lose the opportunity to attack Xun Yu many times, and gradually turned into a passive situation.

"With that being said, we have unshirkable responsibilities for the next three defeats." Chen Zhen sighed and said.

Zhang Ji loved Taoism, liked Lao Tzu and Zhuangzi's theories, and was very spirited. Seeing that the other three colleagues showed guilt, he said: "All things in the world are combined with each other because of Yang, and there must be Yang. As the saying goes, there will be no fish when the water is clear, victory or defeat is common to military affairs, so everyone does not have to be so frustrated. I believe that once the military advisor arrives, there will inevitably be a strategy to defeat the enemy. I will be able to avenge my previous shame. "Laozi" says, 'Man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature'. We should follow the saying, everything should be natural, and everything should not be forced."

The people here are very troubled by the words of the fake Taoist priest, Zheng Ji. If this guy doesn't speak, he will be either the "Tao Te Ching" or the sentences quoted in "Laozi" or "Zhuangzi".

Everyone ignored Jiang Ji. When Jiang Ji's words were like farts, they were loud but not smelly farts. After a fart, it was like a stone sinking into the sea.

However, from beginning to end, Yang Ji closed his eyes slightly, sat cross-legged on a seat cushion, breathing evenly, as if he was truly an immortal who had attained enlightenment in the world. Everything in the world had nothing to do with him.

Han Meng was also very troubled by this fake Taoist priest. He used to be a very wise man, but since he had caught fire in the Yecheng family for no reason and escaped from death, he has been studying Taoism. This time, the reason why he asked Zheng Ji to follow him was to ask Zheng Ji to help him out with advice, but he didn't even know that he didn't even make a fart along the way. This was the first time he spoke this time.
To be continued...