Several flowers bloomed, one for each branch. In order to cut off Uncle Liu Huang's clutches in Xuzhou, Deputy Director Tao devised a clever plan to kill people with a borrowed knife, forcing Uncle Liu Huang to kill Mi Fang, the great traitor in Xuzhou. After falling into the trap, our Uncle Liu did not give up, and again

He quickly laid a trap and prepared to drag the notoriously capricious Marquis Lu Wen into Xuzhou to stir up trouble. He also planned to use Marquis Lu Wen's sword to deal with Tao Ying and create opportunities for himself to annex the five counties of Xuzhou.

Deputy Director Tao and Uncle Liu were having a lively fight in Xuzhou, but what they didn't expect was that thousands of miles north of Xuzhou, there was an equally treacherous man who was watching their every move. Deputy Director Tao planned to force Uncle Liu to

The big news of killing Mi Fang could not be hidden from the eyes of this traitor in Xuzhou. The news was written down on the same day and sent to Yanzhou Juancheng as quickly as possible through special channels.

In front of a hero named Cao Cao and Cao Mengde.

This is also the tragedy of these troubled times. In this palm-sized land in the middle of Shandong, four major forces including Boss Cao, Uncle Liu Huang, Marquis Lu Wen and Deputy Director Tao have been squeezed in. Three of the four bosses are very treacherous and cunning, and the rest

Although the next one is not as good as the other three in terms of cunning, but it is the most ruthless and brave among all the heroes in the world. Naturally, there is a lot of inconsistency between them, and there is no need to talk about the constant grievances and hatreds.

Without further ado, let’s get back to the business. After reading the news that Uncle Liu Huang was forced to kill Mi Fang, Boss Cao burst into laughter and immediately convened his huge think tank that was proud of the world to discuss the military situation. After everyone gathered, Boss Cao first showed everyone

After careful investigation, he then laughed at Guo Jia and said: "Feng Xiao, it seems that the clever plan you laid in Xuzhou finally worked. After this incident, although Liu Bei and Tao Qian and his son did not immediately fall out, they still want to work together."

If we work together, it will only be harder than climbing to the sky."

"Thank you, my lord, for the compliment. I really don't deserve it." Guo Jia, the tuberculosis ghost, said modestly and coughed: "Never mind that I really don't dare to praise you like this, my lord did not blame me for seeing the wrong person. In order to restrain Liu Bei, I raised him.

A fierce tiger, Jia Ye is grateful enough."

"Hey, what does this matter have to do with Fengxiao?" Cao Cao waved his hand generously and said with a smile: "If you say that you made a mistake, who in the big tent that day did not make a mistake? Including Cao Cao

, they never thought that Tao Ying'er was not only proficient in poetry and poetry, but also had deep knowledge in the city. He could bear it until this moment before taking revenge, and he also killed someone with a borrowed knife.

Poor Duke Xuande couldn't find an excuse to have a fit and didn't dare to go to war with Xuzhou."

After saying that, Cao Cao looked up to the sky and laughed again. Guo Jia coughed and apologized.

Are you better at using troops? In the battle of Guangling, you used 800 cavalry to defeat Zou and fuse thousands of people, and you also used a weak force to defeat Sun Ce and force the famous Huainan general to death. Such a record is probably even more unexpected than Duke Ming, right?"

"That's right." Boss Cao nodded calmly and said with a smile: "To be honest with Mr. Wen Ruo, Cao actually regrets it now. In order to restrain Liu Bei's tiger, he actually raised another tiger. It is true that once he indulges the enemy, he will be in trouble for life.

"

"This tiger may be more dangerous than Liu Bei." Xun You, the plotter, interjected: "Both are dragons among men, but Liu Bei has never been able to get water. He can only be trapped in the shallows and unable to use his skills. Tao Ying is the complete opposite. The five counties of Xuzhou

Although his vitality has been severely damaged, it has not been shaken to the foundation. The population, money and food are still enough to support Tao Ying to show off his talents. In time, this son will definitely become a serious problem for the lord!"

Boss Cao nodded heavily, admitted that Xun You's words were true, and said with a smile: "I have invited you gentlemen here just for this matter. Both Liu Bei and Tao Ying are fierce tigers. If they are raised for a long time, they will harm people. I want to take advantage of these two

What do you think about the opportunity of the tiger's fight to attack Xuzhou again?"

"Ming Gong wants to attack Xuzhou again?" Xun Yu was a little surprised.

"That's right." Mr. Cao said with a smile: "Just as Mr. Tao Ying said, Tao Ying's son is sitting in the five counties of Xuzhou. If he is not eliminated early, he will be in trouble in the long run. I want to use Tao Ying and Liu Bei to fight against each other.

I took advantage of the situation and took advantage of Bian Zhuang's assassination tiger to send troops to kill these two tigers in one fell swoop. This will satisfy the hatred of Xue's father being killed and also solve the food shortage problem. What do you gentlemen think?"

Taking advantage of the conflict between Tao and Liu to attack Xuzhou and take the opportunity to solve the most serious food shortage problem, as soon as Boss Cao said this, most of the counselors present including Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and Xun You applauded, but Xun Yu smiled and remained silent until others spoke.

After finishing, Xun Yu clasped his fists and said: "Ming Gong, in accordance with Yu's opinion, you must not do it!"

"Why did Mr. Wenruo object?" Boss Cao asked in surprise.

Xun Yu cupped his hands and replied: "In the past, Emperor Gaozu protected Guanzhong and occupied Hanoi with military force. He had deep roots and consolidated his base to control the world. He advanced enough to defeat the enemy and retreated enough to hold on. Therefore, although there were difficulties, he eventually achieved great success. Ming Gong's main mission was Yanzhou.

Qihe, Ji is an important place in the world, and it is also the same as Guanzhong and Hanoi in the past. If Xuzhou is taken now, if more troops are left, it will be insufficient. If less troops are left, Lu Bu will take advantage of the empty invaders. There is no Yanzhou. If Xuzhou cannot be taken, Ming Gongan

Where to belong?"

Speaking of this, strategic master Xun Yu paused for a moment and then said with a smile: "Although the Tao and Liu families are fighting secretly today, they have not lost their skin. If Ming Gong sends his troops south, not to mention that Liu Bei may not necessarily fight with Ming Gong.

Joining forces, even if Liu Bei abandons his hypocrisy and joins forces to challenge Tao Qian, the five counties of Xuzhou will be in a hurry and find it difficult to leave. Moreover, Zang Ba of Langya has led the Kaiyang army to return to Tao Qian, and there are many soldiers and food in Xuzhou city, so wouldn't it be more difficult to attack?"

Xun Yu's words are actually similar to what Lu Su said that day when he objected to Tao Ying crossing the river to seize Liu Yao's territory. They were both opposed to the large-scale use of foreign troops when internal instability was present.

The boss is worthy of being the one who almost killed Deputy Director Tao. After hearing these words, he thought it was reasonable and immediately gave up the idea of ​​risking sending troops. However, Boss Cao is different from Deputy Director Tao in one point, that is, Boss Cao is still facing

Due to the difficulty of food shortage, Boss Cao said in embarrassment: "Although Mr. Wen Ruo's words are reasonable, it is not a good strategy to have soldiers sit here due to lack of food every year."

"What's so difficult about this?"

"Mr. Wen Ruo, if you have any clever ideas, please tell me quickly." Boss Cao asked happily.

"The first plan is to ask Yuan Shao for help." Xun Yu said with a smile: "When Lu Bu stayed under Yuan Shao's command, he offended Yuan Shao and Shao deeply hated him. Ming Gong formed an alliance with Yuan Shao to fight against Yuan Shu. Gongsun Zan only needed to send envoys.

Yuan Shao explained that he could get rid of Lu by borrowing grain, and Shao would definitely agree to support Ming Gong with grain and grass."

"The second plan is to first seize the territory and divide the troops to attack Runan and Yingchuan. The remaining Yellow Turban party He Yi, Huang Shao and others are entrenched in Ru and Ying and plunder the prefectures and counties. There is a lot of gold, silk and grain, and these thieves can easily defeat them.

, Duke Ming can easily seize it without sending out too many troops, and seize the food to support the three armies, then the court will be happy, the people will be happy, and they will obey the heaven and the people."

"Mr. Wen Ruo has a wonderful plan. I have long wanted to borrow food from Yuan Shao." Boss Cao accepted the advice with an open mind, nodded repeatedly, and asked, "May I ask, sir, what is the third plan?"

"About the third plan..." Xun Yu gave up, and then handed over to Boss Cao and said, "Don't blame me, Ming Gong. Xun Yu's third plan is to ask Ming Gong to strike an alliance with Tao Qian and borrow money from Tao Qian and his son.

We need food to tide over the famine, and join forces to defeat Lu Bu."

Boss Cao did not get angry, but just smiled and said: "Mr. Wen Ruo, in my opinion, this is the third plan. Tao Qian and his son have a grudge against me for killing my father. How can I ask for peace with him? Why should I fight with him?

Father and son form an alliance to defeat Lu Bu?"

"My lord, Mr. Wen Ruo's third plan is very clever. My lord, please think twice." Guo Jia coughed and said with a smile: "My lord, don't you see that Mr. Wen Ruo's third plan is actually killing two birds with one stone? Such a clever plan

Wouldn’t it be a pity not to use it?”

"Oh, how can you kill two birds with one stone?" Mr. Cao asked in surprise.

"My lord, if our army takes the initiative to seek peace from Tao Qian and his son and forms an alliance to fight against Lu, Liu Bei will be the leader in Xuzhou. Tao Qian and his son will definitely agree in order to concentrate on sorting out the civil strife in Xuzhou." Guo Jia cupped his hands and replied: "After Tao Qian and his son agree,

, must promise to borrow food to help our army tide over the famine, this is the first bird. Lu Bu will be furious when he hears this, and in order to rob food to tide over the famine, he must send troops to Xuzhou. Lu Bu divides his troops into Xuzhou, so the lord can rest assured and secure the territory first, then

Eat Ruying, this is the second bird. When Lu Bu attacks Xuzhou, Liu Bei will definitely take advantage of it, and Tao Ying is forced to fight. The three families will restrain each other and weaken each other. This is the third bird."

"It turns out they are these three birds." Mr. Cao laughed, and after thinking for a moment, Mr. Cao suddenly asked: "Mr. Wen Ruo, Fengxiao, what if Tao Qian and his son refuse to agree to stop the army and form an alliance?"

"Tao Qian and his son are unwilling to agree to my lord's withdrawal of troops and forging an alliance. What does my lord have to lose?" Guo Jia said with a smile: "My lord does not want to forget his old evil and takes the initiative to ask for an alliance. However, Tao Qian and his son refuse to accept my lord's goodwill. In the future, my lord will raise troops to attack Tao again.

When Qian and his son were killed, wouldn’t it give them another legitimate excuse to send troops?”

"Besides, even if Tao Qian and his son refuse, Lu Bu will pay attention to Xuzhou."

How could the alliance borrow food and not have the intention to eat Xuzhou? At that time, whether Lu Bu takes it by chance or by force, it will be a hundred benefits and one harm to the lord."

Boss Cao looked up to the sky and laughed, saying: "Good, all three strategies can be implemented quickly."

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Time turned back a little, and we returned to Xuzhou. After staying in Xuzhou city for a day, we finalized the anti-enemy strategy of maintaining the status quo. Our generous and righteous uncle Liu Huang said goodbye to Tao Qian and his son, and led Guan and Zhang to return to Xiaopei to continue.

Although Tao Qian and his son wanted to take this opportunity to kill Uncle Liu Huang, they did not dare to make this determination considering their reputation and morality, so they could only swallow their anger and send Uncle Liu Huang out of the Xuzhou city gate to fight with this great man.

The profiteer left in tears.

After seeing off Uncle Liu Huang, the Xuzhou spies under Cao Hong immediately became active, closely monitoring every move in Xiaopei City day and night, especially paying attention to the movements of Uncle Liu's special envoy Jian Yong at this stage. The result was as expected.

The day after Uncle Liu Huang returned to Xiaopei, Jian Yong, under the protection of a group of soldiers, headed north with a large amount of gifts, and rushed to Shanyang in a grand manner - Uncle Liu Huang, who was so kind and righteous, did not need to hide it, he was just Xuzhou

Guest generals are not under the command and jurisdiction of Tao Qian and his son. He sends envoys to whomever he wishes to communicate with, and Tao Qian and his son have no right to interfere.

After receiving the news, Tao Ying walked in circles in the lobby of the governor's office for more than half an hour. Tao Ying had already calculated the steps of Liu Huangshu's plan. Liu Huangshu himself first made friends with Marquis Lu Wen and took the opportunity to instigate Marquis Lu Wen to ask Xuzhou for help.

Alliance, and with the greed of Marquis Lu Wen and Yanzhou's current food shortage dilemma, even if someone objects, they will agree to Liu Huangshu's suggestion - besides, no one, including Lu Bujun's top think tank Chen Gong, is likely to oppose this plan that can alleviate the food shortage dilemma, and

Marquis Lu Wen's reasons for seeking an alliance are also very good. The common enemy is Boss Cao, and Marquis Lu Wen did indirectly save Xuzhou. He also saved Xuzhou and Tao Ying himself, another one.

At that time, Lu Bu's envoy arrived in Xuzhou, and Tao Ying had great fun. If he agreed, it would be a typical case of seeking the skin of a tiger. While raising Uncle Liu Huang, he would also have to support a bigger and more ferocious wolf, Marquis Lu Wen.

Too tired to parry and running for his life, he had to guard against Marquis Lu Wen's bite day and night. If Tao Ying refused, the fun would be even greater. Not to mention that Uncle Liu Huang would definitely take the opportunity to sow discord. With Marquis Lu Wen's wolf character, he would not fail to seize the opportunity to attack You Fu.

The reason for the weak Xuzhou to attack! Once Lu Wenhou sent troops south, Uncle Liu took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. Deputy Director Tao did not dare to imagine the consequences.

It is useless to guess Liu Huangshu's thoughts. There is no way to crack Liu Huangs plan. Unless the Xuzhou army is so powerful that Lu Wenhou has no courage to take a closer look, Chen Gong will still encourage Lu Wenhou even if he sees through the borrowed knife plot.

Lu Bu deliberately fell into the trap and used Liu Huangshu as a leader to lead the way and took the opportunity to come to Xuzhou to steal food, land and beautiful women. But unfortunately, the current situation of Xuzhou's army is that at most it ranks third among Xu Yan's four evil thieves, and only

He was better than Liu Huangshu, who only had one city in Xiaopei. He was no match for Lu Xiaoqiang and Cao Lao in a full-scale war. Marquis Lu Wen, who had strong soldiers and horses, would not be tempted by Xuzhou unless he was stupid.

It was also at this time that Deputy Director Tao finally understood why Tao Qian, the cheap dad, did not pass Xuzhou to his son but to Uncle Liu Huang in history. The position of the rich and weak boss of Xuzhou was simply not for anyone to occupy.

Yes, as long as you can't survive the initial strength accumulation stage, you will die without a burial place.

"Young master, you've made our eyes dizzy. Let's take a rest." Lu Su next to him spoke and persuaded: "It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that can't be avoided. No matter how many circles you spin, it's useless. Master, you'd better rest."

Let’s take a break and discuss countermeasures.”

"I'm just thinking about countermeasures." Tao Ying paused and sighed: "I've almost dried up my brain, but I just can't think of a way to deal with Marquis Lu Wen."

"Sir, if that doesn't work, let's take the initiative to ask for an alliance from Marquis Lu Wen." Chen Deng, another counselor present, suggested: "At the worst, we can spend some food and rice. As long as Marquis Lu Wen is temporarily stabilized, we will wait until spring next year and the war between Cao and Lu resumes.

There’s no need to look at Marquis Lu Wen’s face.”

"I have also considered this strategy, but I am afraid that Marquis Lu Wen's lion will open his mouth and be unable to cope with it." Tao Ying said with a helpless smile: "If it is only 20,000 or 30,000 hu of grain, I can consider agreeing. Marquis Lu Wen did indirectly save us and repay him."

That's right. But what if he asks for 100,000 and 200,000 dendrobiums? Bargain with him like buying vegetables at the market?"

Chen Deng smiled, cupped his hands and said: "Sir, bargaining is actually an idea. As long as you don't anger Marquis Lu Wen, let him see a little hope of getting a large amount of food from our army, and temporarily stabilize him until the war between Cao and Lu becomes serious."

Come on, Master, of course you don’t need to look at his face.”

Tao Ying was silent for a while and then sighed: "This is also a helpless strategy. If you really can't think of a way, you have to do this. I'm just afraid it won't take so long."
To be continued...