Jiujiang, Shouchun City.

Because during the war, Shouchun City had already been martial law.

As for Cao Cao's "army", he was in the county across the Huai River, which was still a hundred miles away from Shouchun. It was said that he had a bloody battle, but he was completely fooling Yuan Shao.

The main reason is that Xun Yu felt that Yuan Shao was strong and Zhang Xiu was weak, so it was okay to put some water on it. After all, Yuan Shao really wanted to take Jingzhou in one fell swoop, but something happened instead.

By then, Cao Cao would not be able to keep himself alone.

At this time, the mansion will be in the palace.

Under the hall are Gan Ning, Jiang Qin, Liu Ye, Zhang Liao, Zhou Tai, Pan Zhang and other civil and military officials.

Zhuge Liang looked at the letter in his hand, his eyebrows couldn't help but stretched out, revealing a smile.

"Haha, okay, the lord has slaughtered several families in Jingzhou, and has led the Fifth Army to join forces with Huang Zhong to fight against Yuan Shao."

Zhuge Liang was not feeling well a few days ago.

The turmoil in Jingzhou also affected Yangzhou. Although the aristocratic families in various Yangzhou had never been punished by Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu, as the boss, would sooner or later be killed.

In addition, when Yuan Shao went south, it was not difficult to understand that Zhuge Liang tried his best to suppress this matter. Now that Zhang Xiu went north, these people should be honest.

"The First Legion, the Fifth Legion united the troops, and Zilong's Canglong Cloud Cavalry, the soldiers should be nearly 100,000. I'm afraid Yuan Shao will find it difficult to make an inch of progress."

Gan Ning's skin should be in the army, and she has been dealing with water all year round, so she looks a little dark, and she said generously at this time.

"Master, now that the lord is facing Yuan Shao head-on, then we should move our muscles and bones, right? Otherwise, Han Shengzilong and others would kill the generals and make contributions, and we would be afraid that we would not even be able to drink the soup."

Zhang Liao was also quite moved and said.

"Even if it's right, it's time to give Cao Cao some color. He actually sent me the elderly, weak, sick and disabled to come. Do you really think that our Yangzhou is a soft persimmon?" Jiang Qin said in anger.

"Don't worry, I'll call you here today, so I'm naturally discussing important matters, but it's not about using Cao's army." Zhuge Liang said with a embarrassed smile.

"Not you with Cao's army?" The generals were stunned.

After all, Cao's army was at the door. No matter how you look at it, they were all beating Cao Cao. They were still thinking about beating Cao Cao so hard that they were pissed. But Zhuge Liang's words made them stunned.

"Haha, if I guess correctly, the Cao army in Jiao County is not Cao Cao's commander. I'm afraid that at this time, he is conquering the Three Koreans, or even the Evil Ma Tai Kingdom."

Zhuge Liang looked calm.

But the others in the hall looked horrified. Cao Cao went to capture Sanhan? Didn’t he respond to Yuan Shao’s call and sent troops south for a short time?

"No need to exclaim. Cao Cao has great ambitions, dare not be a minister, nor do he want to be a gun in Yuan Shao's hand. He just pretends to show Yuan Shao, and he will never fight to the death."

"I want to leave an army to restrain Cao's army. As for the main force of our three armies, we can leave Shouchun, enter the eastern part of Runan, and then surround and penetrate Yuan Shao's rear to cut off his retreat."

Zhuge Liang said, walked to the sheepskin map hanging next to him, then drew a curve of his fingers, and finally stopped at the Chenliu area.

"Lonely army went deep?" Zhang Liao and other generals shouted together.

"Commander, Shouchun is walking around Chenliu, close to a thousand miles away. Not to mention that it is easy to be discovered at such a distance, but what are the three armies eating!" Liu Ye also said.

"Chief, it is indeed feasible to encircle and annihilate Yuan Shao, but it is too risky to go deep into the alone army. It is better to intersperse from Runan and head straight to Yecheng Yuan Shao and catch him off guard."

Gan Ning frowned and said.

For a time, everyone expressed their own ideas, but they rarely agreed with what Zhuge Liang said.

"No, no, no, the soldiers are there, not many. I have prepared more than 10,000 deputy Cao's armor. Our army can hold up the Cao's flag and go around openly."

"Cao army and Yuan Shao were allies, and they were circling around Chenliu. The officials along the way only thought that we were starting from Xuzhou to support Yuan Shao, and they would never dare to question the authenticity of our army."

"As for military rations, there are countless military rations in Yuzhou. Although Cao Cao found some, don't forget that more military rations have not been transported out."

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and chuckled.

He even suspected that Zhang Xiu had someone hide his food on the spot before the New Year, so that he would not have to prepare too much military rations when entering Yuzhou in the future.

"This..." Everyone showed horror.

"At that time, I only need to lead three thousand cavalry and ten thousand infantrymen to easily take down Chenliu. At the same time, the Fourth Legion of Xu Shu in Wuguan should also be moved."

"He led the iron cavalry out of Wuguan, and walked around Hanoi from Guanzhong. After taking down Hanoi, he joined the lord three times. Yuan's army came from afar. Seeing that all the retreat routes were lost, he would inevitably be defeated."

Zhuge Liang added a few more sentences.

He had already thought about this strategy, but he was waiting, waiting for Zhang Xiu to deal with Yuan Shao's strongest weapon, status, and influence.

Now that Yuan Shao's influence in Jingzhou is abolished, he is equivalent to fighting with Zhang Xiu barefoot, and it is a battle of thousands of miles. However, Zhang Xiu is at home, and it is reasonable and Yuan Shao does not have an advantage.

"Three-way double-team?" Zhang Liao and others murmured, with a dazed expression. They looked at the map carefully and found that if they were circling and double-teaming from the two wings, they could indeed cut off Yuan Shao's retreat.

"Master, isn't this a bit too risky? Otherwise, as the lord said, our army would flick Cao Cao, and actually draw troops from Runan to Yecheng?"

Liu Ye asked tentatively, and he still felt that there were too many variables in the battle between thousands of miles, and it was better to open the situation from the front.

Zhuge Liang smiled helplessly. He liked to use regular soldiers more than anyone else, that is, to fight hard. He asked himself that his ability should be no weaker than that of the ministers under Yuan Shao.

But at this moment, Zhang Xiu has taken over the front.

What's more, this battle is mainly a defensive counterattack. Even if he fights head-on, he will at most defeat Yuan Shao, which will be difficult to hurt him.

But if the retreat was cut off, Yuan Shao's three armies would collapse without fighting, and this might lead to a complete victory. At that time, even if they could not attack Jizhou in one fell swoop, Yuan Shao would be unable to go south for a short time.

Of course, the more important thing is that he can make more contributions to achieving this strategic goal.

"I know what you are worried about in my heart, but even if our army interspersed over to assist in the battle, even if we defeated Yuan Shao, our contributions would be far less than those of Huang Zhong and the others."

"What's more, this strategy can hurt Yuan Shao's muscles and even directly force Yuan Shao to launch the Central Plains and classify it into the four prefectures of Hebei, which is the top priority."

Zhuge Liang added another sentence.

This time, no matter what, he will definitely be behind the scenes. Being alone is what Zhuge Liang should do. Zhuge Liang disdains to support this kind of situation.

When the generals heard the credit, their breathing became rapid. The military merits under Zhang Xiu were still very comfortable. If their military merits were of high enough, they would be incredible.

Suddenly, everyone agreed.

"Liu Ye, I will lead the army to the expedition in person this time. Shouchun will leave it to you. Zhou Tai, He Qi, Quan Rou, you three will be commanded by Liu Ye." Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Ye and arranged it.

Liu Ye nodded, and the three of them were reluctant, but Zhuge Liang had very good skills in governing military and people, but they were convinced by the age of twentieth.

"Gan Ning, Jiang Qin, you two mainly control the Jianghuai Lakes and are ready to help the lord at any time. The remaining generals will follow me in Cao's armor and walk around Chenliu."

Zhuge Liang arranged and said.

Although he had confidence in Zhang Xiu, his hard power was twice as bad as this, and this was not so easy to make up for. After all, Yuan Shao was not weak with Zhang Xiu in any equipment.

"No!" The generals all responded.

Immediately, Zhuge Liang began to arrange things to be interspersed and back. This move was very bold, but if it could be successful, the return rate would be extremely high.

…………

The next day, early morning.

The sky is dark and a ray of sunshine shines.

Yuan Shao was resting in the camp. Last night, they discussed the strategy of breaking the enemy and thought that they still didn't discuss it in the middle of the night, which made him a little sleepy.

"Lord, it's not good. Zhang Xiu brought people to the outside of the village to challenge him." The guard whispered outside the tent.

Wake up in his sleep, Yuan Shao was a little angry, got up angrily, grabbed the sword and roared, "Zhang Xiu, you really don't know how to live or die, go to summon all the generals and follow me to fight."

"By the way, shout Yuan Tan!"

Although Yuan Shao was angry, he did not forget to give in while wearing clothes.

After a while, on the head of the village.

Yuan Shao's belt is neatly worn, looking tall and mighty, and a bit luxurious and generous.

Behind him, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Gao Lan Zhang He, Chun Yu Qiong, and Yuan Tan, are also extraordinary, and they feel as if they are arrogant in the entire camp.

"Yuan Shao, long time no see!" Zhang Xiu said with a chuckling.

"Hmph, Zhang Xiu, don't behave like this here. No one in the world knows that you, Zhang Xiu, seize power. Today, Master Xingyi must kill you and horses to give you the favor of the emperor."

Yuan Shao was a little angry and shouted violently.

"Haha, the leader of the Yuan Dynasty was so angry! The leader of the Yuan Dynasty did not listen to the Han imperial edict, disobeyed the emperor, and openly attacked the emperor, which was actually a serious crime for the nine clans."

"As the prime minister of the dynasty, I have the power, responsibility and strength to eliminate these villains such as you, so as to shake the court and to safeguard the people of the world." Zhang Xiu also occupied the high point and scolded.

"Hmph, don't you talk nonsense. Are you here to call war? Then let you know what it means to bring shame to yourself." Yuan Shao was too lazy to talk nonsense to him.

"Where is my son? Today I will kill the generals and enemies for my father to boost our army's power. Let Zhang Xiu see how the number one general under his command was killed by my son."

Yuan Shao deliberately said it loudly. He wanted Zhang Xiu to know that your number one general is not my opponent, and he dared to want to fight one-on-one, not knowing how to live or die.

"Don't worry, father and commander, I will kill the enemy generals today to revive the three armies." Yuan Tan was a little excited, and rushed out with his sword.

"Lord, Zhao Yun has good martial arts skills. The general is worried that he would deliberately hide his weaknesses earlier. It would be better to let the general meet him. Although he could not kill this villain, it would not be difficult to tie him."

Wen Chou hesitated a little, and said.

"Hide your clumsy? Why did he hide his clumsy? Seeing that I cut him with one knife." Yuan Tan was unhappy in an instant and immediately retorted.

"This..." Wen Chou couldn't explain clearly.

"Okay, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Tan'er's martial arts are improving rapidly. Even if Zhao Yun hides his clumsy, he can resist one or two. In this way, you two will go to scoop for Tan'er."
To be continued...