Three Kingdoms

"This is a trick to lure the enemy!" Cao Cao stood beside Bao Xin and said decisively.

This was on a hill outside Xingyang. The coalition forces of Bao Xin and Cao Cao had just crossed the Bianshui River when they were blocked by Dong Zhuo's army.

Then the Kwantung Allied Forces fought hard, especially Bao Xin's brother Bao Tao, who led the elite county soldiers in Jibei, like a chisel, killing Dong Zhuo's army and retreating...

However, Cao Cao felt that Dong Zhuo's army retreated too quickly, so he carefully observed the form of Dong Zhuo's army and found that except for the retreating infantry of the Chinese army, the two wings of Dong Zhuo's army were still stable and did not show signs of panic. look.

So Cao Cao realized that this was actually Dong Zhuojun's plan, but now the choice was before Bao Xin and Cao Cao. Should they continue to pursue or stop?

Bao Xin also turned to ask Cao Cao: "...In this case, should we withdraw our troops or..."

withdraw troops?

This is undoubtedly a safer choice.

In this way, the two sides can slowly open up the contact area and break away from the battle. The coalition forces of Bao Xin and Cao Cao will not have much risk. At most, they will have to cross Bianshui again and return to the Jujube camp.

But is this a good choice?

The scene in Liu Dai's tent that day seemed to be right in front of my eyes——

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Liu Dai was sitting high at the top. When he saw everyone filing in, he didn't get up. He remained calm. When everyone was bowing to meet him, he said lightly that he would be excused and let everyone sit down.

As Zhang Miao's deputy, Cao Cao also sat behind Zhang Miao and participated in Liu Dai's military meeting.

Liu Dai squinted his eyes, stroking his beard with one hand, and slowly swept from left to right, and then from right to left. Then he stayed on Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, for a while, then took it back, showed a smile, and said "I received an order from Grand Tutor Yuan the day before yesterday to march to Chenggao. I have summoned you all to come here to discuss this matter."

There was silence, no one answered.

Liu Dai said with a serious face: "The country is in crisis and the world is hanging upside down. This is when we save the people from water and fire and save the Han Dynasty from collapse. I hope you can work together and overcome the national crisis together!"

With the big hats off, of course no one dared to say no, so they glanced left and right, and all responded with their hands.

When Liu Dai saw this, he nodded and said: "Now the army is about to launch, and there should be a vanguard. I see that Dongjun has strong soldiers and horses, and Yuan Wei is knowledgeable and talented, and he can manage the army well. He should take on this responsibility. I hope Yuan Wei can solve the emperor's crisis." Force to relieve the national calamity."

A military order will be issued immediately to appoint Qiao Mao as the vanguard.

Qiao Mao was anxious and nervous, so he couldn't help but grab his sleeves with both hands, and suddenly touched something in his sleeves. He suddenly became wise and said, "I should have obeyed the order of the governor Liu, but I had received the order of the general, so I had to wait for it with jujube." You can't leave without permission, so it's a pity not to be driven by Liu Jishishi..."

When Liu Dai heard this, he almost pulled off a few strands of his beard, and said hurriedly: "Hu... my husband is out here, so he can act cheaply, and things are changing rapidly at the moment, and the fighter opportunity will be lost at a moment's notice. How can we be cautious?" Liu Dai almost said a nonsense. After all, fortunately, he abruptly changed his words to "the husband will be outside". Regardless of whether what Qiao Mao said was true or not, it was actually to find a theoretical basis for himself to refute Qiao Mao's compliance with the order of the general.

Qiao Mao cupped his hands and said, "What Governor Liu said is true. As the saying goes, we are all under the command of the general's marching order. The general's move must have a profound meaning. How can I, a simple person, know it?" - You still call it that? General? The queen general is the real general! Strictly speaking, even a shallow person like you must listen to his orders! Stop fooling me with that trick!

"..." Liu Dai finally couldn't hold it in anymore, suppressed his smile, darkened his face, stared at Qiao Mao with a pair of triangular eyes, and said, "... Yuan Wei said that he has an order from the general, where is the order? ?”

Qiao Mao took out a letter from his sleeve and briefly showed Yuan Shu's famous tattoo on the cover. Before Liu Dai asked someone to bring it to him, he received it again in his sleeve and said: "The general has given me a secret order. It is inconvenient to disclose it to the public, but if Governor Liu has any doubts, he can just send someone to ask the general after him."

You do not believe?

Then ask Yuan Shu!

Before Liu Dai could react, Qiao Mao immediately said: "Now the Han Dynasty is in danger. As the queen of Qi Mou Hui, Liu should take the lead and set an example for the world. If he can beat the drum and advance, Dong Thief will be defeated." We will definitely wait and see if the wind comes down, and we will definitely win a battle! We will leave our name in history and be sung throughout the world! Therefore, we sincerely ask Governor Liu to go on the expedition himself, and we should do our best to supply the Governor with military rations, and we will definitely help him achieve great achievements!"

At this moment, Liu Dai was undoubtedly put on top of the fire. It was not a matter of forcing Liu Dai to agree, and it was not a matter of not agreeing. If you agree, wouldn't it be like putting a noose around your neck? But if you don't agree, then wouldn't the righteous words you just said just be like a slap in the face?

Liu Dai almost suffered internal injuries from holding it back. In a blink of an eye, he saw Zhang Miao's expression that was half-smiling but not smiling. He gritted his teeth and said, "In this case, I will conquer it myself!"

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned. They didn't expect that Liu Dai actually agreed. But then Liu Dai turned to Zhang Miao and said, "I will lead the Chinese army on my own, and Zhang Chenliu can be the vanguard! I don't know Zhang Chenliu." Is there someone’s secret order?”

Although Zhang Miao really wanted to say yes like Qiao Mao, but he couldn't find any secret orders wherever he went, so he had to grit his teeth and agree. However, Zhang Miao was not someone who could be easily manipulated, so he immediately counterattacked: "The army is going out. Food and grass go first, I am the vanguard, I beg Governor Liu to allocate food and grass, otherwise how can we fight?"

The implication is that if you, Liu Dai, can't gather enough food and grass for me, I won't be able to be a pioneer...

However, when the army is dispatched, it has always been necessary to give some food and grass first. This is what it should be. There is nothing wrong with it, so Liu Dai had no choice but to nod in agreement, let Zhang Miao calculate the amount and then report it, and stared at the bridge Mao said: "Since Qiaodong County retains jujube and serves as the governor of food and grass, if there is a shortage, it will be a matter of military law!"

Qiao Mao bowed his head and said yes, and immediately said: "The incident happened suddenly, and the food and grass cannot be prepared in one day. Zhang Chenliu allocated the necessary food and grass. Please ask Liu, the governor, to dispatch it first. I will send the follow-up food and grass slowly." After saying this, secretly. Exchanging glances with Zhang Miao, Zhang Miao understood and nodded slightly.

"This..." Liu Dai stared at Qiao Mao, but couldn't find any reason to refute it. Food and grass cannot fall directly from the sky. Even if it is recruited, it will take time. The choice now is to either allocate food and grass to Zhang Miao himself. Either give Qiao Mao some time to raise the money, but if it drags on, something will inevitably happen, so he had to turn around and ask Zhang Miao, "I wonder how much Zhang Chenliu needs?"

Zhang Miao talked eloquently: "During the march, the number of main soldiers was six liters, and the auxiliary troops were slightly reduced. During the battle, the number of main soldiers was eight liters, and the auxiliary troops were six liters, and the horses were three times as many as the main soldiers. Now there are main soldiers in the headquarters. Twenty thousand, 40,000 auxiliary troops, 3,000 war horses, plus road losses, if you want to mobilize, the total required is..."

Zhang Miao made some calculations and continued, "...Please ask Governor Liu to allocate 150,000 shi of food and grass for preparation!"

Liu Dai almost choked, 150,000 shi! You really think that food and grass fall from the sky!

During Cao Cao's expedition, there was a lack of water on the road and the soldiers were all thirsty. Cao Cao came up with a plan and pointed with his whip: "There are plum blossoms ahead."

When the soldiers heard it, their mouths were filled with saliva, so they were not thirsty. After traveling for a hundred miles, we arrived at Bingzhou and saw several coal mountains, towering and stretching for thousands of miles.

Cao Cao was shocked and wanted to leave, but was surrounded by his subordinates...