Chapter 160 Tian Ji’s horse racing, on the emperor’s uncle’s victory over the deer

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Chapter 160 Tian Ji’s horse racing, on the emperor’s uncle’s victory over the deer

"I will add that the envoy last year from Cao's thief to conquer Lu Bu, and returned to Xudu to pay his respects to the emperor. The emperor checked the clan genealogy and recognized him as the emperor's uncle."

"Uncle?"

Lu Su seemed to have some insight while picking up his beard, then looked at Long Xiong and asked meaningfully:

"No wonder Yunqi asked me about Xuzhou's strategy. It turns out that you are from Xuande, but after Yuan Shu was defeated, it was not right why he didn't go to surrender."

The reason why Lu Su didn't continue was because he found that time was not up to par. Long Xiang arrived in Hefei before Yuan Shu was defeated, when Liu Bei was still trapped in Xudu.

Long Xiang replied frankly: "Zijing doesn't have to guess. I admire the envoy as a human being. I wanted to lead my troops to join him. However, I had many bonds at that time, and later the envoy was chased by Lu Bu, so I had to come to Hefei to live."

"Now the emperor's uncle occupied Xuzhou and he also held the emperor's edict to fight against the thieves. Yunqi planned to abandon Hefei and leave?" Lu Suxu asked in his eyes.

Long Xiang shook his head gently: "At first, Hefei was a deserted city, and we only had two or three thousand people here. Now there are 60,000 to 70,000 people. Everyone has devoted a lot of effort, how can we abandon it easily?"

“That’s right.”

After Lu Su agreed, he murmured to himself: "It is not easy for the emperor to get Xuzhou, so he will not abandon the prefectures and counties and run to the small county. What is Yunqi's plan?"

Long Xiang replied seriously, "If the envoy can gain a foothold in Xuzhou, when the Yuan and Cao families are fighting, he will take the opportunity to go south to capture Huainan. In this way, Huainan and Xuzhou will be connected together, and then farm and raise armor to compete for the Central Plains."

After hearing Long Xiang’s plan, Lu Su thought it was in line with his cautious character.

After picking up the edict and looking at it, Lu Su frowned and reminded: "The emperor's uncle received the emperor's blood edict. Unless Dong Cheng and others secretly did not issue it, the matter would be exposed sooner or later. It seems that it would not work for Cao Cao to show weakness. If you want to defend Xuzhou, you have to look at Hebei. If Yuan Shao delays sending troops, Cao Cao will eliminate the emperor's uncle and be quick."

Long Xiang replied, "Although the plan to show weakness is not achieved, I have contacted the generals of Hebei and Mount Tai. The envoy has done it according to Zi Jing's plan. Perhaps there is still a place to go?"

"Yun Qi came to see me today, so he must be unsure, right?" Lu Su's expression was solemn.

Long Xiang nodded and affirmed: "In recent years, wars in Xuzhou have continued to occur, and natural disasters have occurred, and the people are displaced and the city is dilapidated. Although the envoy has barely recruited 20,000 troops, the war not only depends on the number of troops. What my people have seen here is that Xiaopei and Xiaopei are not as good as Hefei, so they are a little worried."

Lu Su stroked his beard and replied, "It's normal that he is not as good as Hefei. Yunqi has been here for two years, and the emperor's uncle has only been a few months. It would be great if he could support 20,000 soldiers, let alone strengthening the city defense and growing crops."

"The Chen family in Xuzhou seems to support the envoy."

"Haha, you can't believe it on the surface. Tao Qian, Lu Bu and Che Zhou are there, they support each other. They only protect themselves at critical moments. Why didn't Cao Cao hit Xuzhou twice? You can understand if you think about it carefully."

"In this way, isn't Xuzhou dangerous?"

"I have said a long time ago that the key to resolving the siege of Xuzhou is Yuan Shao, not Liu Huangshu himself. No matter how hard he works, it is useless. He cannot be a match for Cao Cao at this time."

Lu Su shook his head and sighed, suddenly felt excited, and then asked Long Xiang: "Does Yun Qi want to go to Xuzhou to help the emperor's uncle rescue the siege with the people from Hefei?"

"Well, I have the ambition to support the world, but I have not been favored by God in recent years, but I can still become more and more courageous and persevere. If I can seize Xuzhou and conquer Huainan, I will have the foundation to compete for the Central Plains. I want to do my best."

"No, if you use a cup of water from Hefei, it is impossible to save the drop in Xuzhou. Yunqi has the shackles of the people in the army, and I believe that you will not act impulsively."

Seeing Lu Su strongly oppose it, Long Xiang asked tentatively: "I also know that Hefei has insufficient troops, but I just restrain the gang from the side. I may not have to fight Cao's army head-on, so I can't help delaying Yuan Shao's troops?"

Lu Su shook his head: "Fighting in the wild is not as good as defending the city. There are seven or eight thousand soldiers on the surface of Hefei, but in fact, half of them are craftsman camps. The remaining combat effectiveness can match the Cao army is the more than a thousand township brave men brought by the Xu brothers from Qiao County. How many people Yunqi plans to bring to help? If there is less, it will not work at all. If there is too much, Hefei will be empty and difficult to defend. Don't forget that Sun Ce has just left and is likely to return."

"Ah this."

When Long Xiang heard Lu Su's analysis, he felt cold and sighed that he still had too few cards in his hand.

"Even if Sun Ce does not come to attack, you will lead your troops from Hefei to Xuzhou. The waterway is naturally the most convenient and fastest, but you need to dig and apply water and clean water. However, even if the artificial canal is dug, the small ship in Hefei is not enough, so the current waterway conditions are insufficient;

By land, you have to bypass Huainan City such as Shouchun. It is estimated that it will take nearly a month to arrive in Xuzhou. Each soldier can bring very limited food, so you have to collect labor service to transport grain for the army. Hefei's young and strong man is already in a difficult position. Drawing people and transporting grain will inevitably delay the farming time. At that time, the good situation may not exist."

Long Xiang heard the forehead darkened and pinched his chin and said to himself: "It's because I thought it was too simple."

"Before he was able to defeat Zheng Bao and repel Sun Ce was not only the advantage of waiting for his leisure, but also related to Yun Qi's prestige in Hefei. If he is indeed a military genius, he can also choose elite soldiers from the city to try it out. As long as he can help the emperor defeat Cao Cao, my worries just now are not worth mentioning."

Lu Su still said slowly.

"If I were a military genius, how could I wait until now? I originally planned to send a group of generals to come."

Before Long Xiang finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Su and said, "There are strong generals in Hefei but no talented. If Yun Qi did not lead the troops personally, he would be unable to return."

"I mean Zijing."

"I'm going to be the leader?"

Lu Su was stunned at first, and then said seriously: "Thank you for Yun Qi's trust. Su is flattered. Although I have the confidence to command the troops, my prestige is not as good as you. The generals of Hefei may not be convinced. Let's talk about it if you have the chance in the future."

"That Xuzhou" Long Xiang wanted to speak but stopped.

Lu Su thought for a while before looking at Long Xiang and asked, "Does the clouds tell Tian Ji's horse racing?"

"Yeah, I've heard of it"

Long Xiang nodded in confusion and thought to himself that I only heard about it, have you learned it in textbooks? But what does this have to do with saving Xuzhou?

Lu Su stroked his beard and said, "It's not necessary to tell me that Xuande can block Cao Cao and drag him to Yuan Shao to send troops. If he can't stop it, he will be like Tian Ji's horse racing. Xuzhou is a place where many battles are in the field. The people are exhausted, and he is already under the stadium. However, the emperor cannot get out of it.

If he could jump out of the Central Plains field and come to Hefei for the name of the emperor, the emperor's emperor's order to recruit troops and horses to win the four horses below Huainan. If Sun Ce was destroyed, he would take advantage of the chaos to go south to take Jiangdong. If Sun Ce did not die, he would take advantage of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's defeat and go north to the Central Plains."

"What about Jiangdong?"

Long Xiang thought that if Jiangdong didn’t care, Sun Ce would come back to the back.

Lu Su smiled slightly: "Isn't you there? Yun Qi defeated Sun Ce when he defended Hefei. You are the best candidate to defend Jiangdong.

Hefei has that magical cement, which can build a solid fortification at the Ruxu Shuikou south of Chaohu Lake. Sun Ce was blocked from going north and could only go to Guangling. Chen Deng would block it there."

(End of this chapter)
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