Yanzhou, the state pastoral office.

Cao Cao, who temporarily replaced Yanzhou Mu, led his soldiers to conquer the Qingzhou thieves in the territory a few months ago, and has not yet returned. The state pastoral government left Xun Yu in charge, and Mao Jue was his deputy, which also shows Cao Cao's attention and trust in Xun Yu.

On this day, Mao Jue held a bamboo slip in his hand and walked quickly into the important hall for handling government affairs.

"Xun Beijia, this is the letter I just received, it was sent by Zhang Chao, the prime minister of Liang, and it is said that 100,000 are urgent." Mao Jue gently put the bamboo slip on the desk in front of Xun Yu and whispered.

Xun Yu, who was dealing with daily official business, stopped his movements, put down his pen and ink, took the bamboo slip, cut off the string tied on it, and slowly unfolded it in his palm.

Xun Yu browsed the text on the bamboo slip, and before he finished reading it, Ping Shu's brows furrowed slightly.

Mao Jue, who captured this detail, took the opportunity to ask: "Don't drive, but something happened?" ”

Liang State belongs to Yuzhou, and there are few contacts with Cao Cao on weekdays, and now it must be important to send people to hurry up.

When Mao Jue received the letter, he pondered a rough idea in his heart, but he was not sure whether it was really the case.

also worked for Cao Cao, Xun Yu did not hide it from him, and after putting down the bamboo slips, his tone was a little heavy: "Lu Bu led the army to surround Chen Liu, and it has been more than a month. ”

"Some time ago, it didn't mean that Lu Bu was still in Yan County, how could he ......?"

Mao Jue, who followed the words, stopped abruptly, and at the same time was keenly aware of the problem, and his face showed a solemn color: "It seems that Lu Bu's attack on Baima from Yan County is just a pretense, so the Suspicious Array is used to paralyze the world, and its real intention is Yanzhou!" ”

People say that Lu Bru is reckless and unscrupulous, but now it seems that he is cunning.

Mao Jue had been in contact with Lu Bu before, and in order to rescue King Hongnong who was trapped in the palace, he personally went to Lu Bu's mansion in Luoyang, but at that time, Lu Bu had not yet reached the Great Sima, and was still serving under Dong Zhuo.

If Lu Bu's goal from the beginning was Yanzhou, then why didn't he just go out of the Tiger Prison Pass, and he had to make a detour to Hanoi, wasting a lot of unnecessary time and grain and grass, was it just to set up a suspicious formation?

It doesn't seem very realistic.

Countless possibilities were eliminated in Xun Yu's mind one by one, and suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed.

Since these ideas don't make sense, would Lu Bu have changed his mind temporarily?

However, Cao Cao, whose wings are not yet full, what is there to be afraid of Lu Bu?

Xun Yu frowned again, and the speed of thinking in his mind was more than ten times faster than that of Fang Cai.

Fortunately, Lu Bu did not send people to make a surprise attack, if he sent an elite army, smuggled into the lower reaches of the Turbid River, entered Yanzhou silently, and then launched a surprise attack to catch them by surprise.

With only more than 1,000 soldiers in the city, it can't support it at all.

To say that Lu Bu couldn't think of this, Xun Yu didn't believe it, after all, as far as he knew, Xi Ce and Guo Jia were not ordinary people.

I can't think of that, and I really can't say it.

As for why Lu Bu did not do this, it may be because he was limited by the inherent art of war, believing that only with a small and broad can he use a sword to go sideways, and the right path should be fought with momentum.

After listening to Xun Yu's detailed insights, Mao Jue broke out in a cold sweat, and said unconsciously in his heart, God bless.

"Mao, you immediately prepare an edict and send it to all counties. All localities were ordered to enter a state of readiness for war, and the investigation of people entering and leaving the country was intensified, but anyone who was suspicious must be strictly interrogated. Xun Yu gave an order in a decisive tone, expecting that all places should have been mixed into Lu Bujun's meticulous work. Even if you can't find out all the details one by one, it can still cause a huge delay in Lu Bu's information.

After saying this, Xun Yu then ordered: "Also, inform the county guards in various places to speed up the gathering of soldiers and horses, and when the time comes, the lord will make unified arrangements for scheduling." ”

Hearing this, Mao Jue was surprised, and asked tentatively: "Facing off against Lu Bu so soon?" ”

To be honest, Mao Jue was a little worried, Cao Cao was a little reluctant to gain a foothold in Yanzhou now, and with his current strength, if he wanted to fight against Lu Buzhen, I am afraid that the chances of winning are not great.

Xun Yu did not answer this question directly, but said to Mao Jue: "I will write a letter later, so that people can quickly send it to the lord." As for whether there will be war or peace, as well as the arrangements for specific matters, they will all be subject to the orders issued by the Lord. ”

Mao Jue nodded, and that was it.

Subsequently, Xun Yu summoned his confidants, sent a letter to him, and ordered him to send it to Rencheng.

When he received an urgent report from Yanzhou, Cao Cao had just pacified the Qingzhou thieves in Rencheng.

Since leaving Yanzhou, under Xun You's advice, Cao Cao has almost won consecutive battles and conquered everything. not only defeated the Qingzhou thieves who invaded Yanzhou, but also took most of them for their own use.

The big tent was raised, Cao Cao sat in the position of the commander with a golden sword, and the generals under his command stood in turn.

Most of the people standing on the left are the clansmen of the Cao Cao clan, such as Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others, and on the right are recruited generals, such as Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban under Xinna.

As for the strategists under his command, Cao Cao recently added two more people, Man Chong and Cheng Yu.

As for the giant man who guarded outside the tent, he was a well-known evil in the army.

Cao Cao saw that the martial arts under his command had arrived, picked up the bamboo slip on the desk, did not open it, and said to everyone: "I just received a letter from Wen Ruo, saying that Lu Bu used the attack on the white horse as bait to divert the route to the south, and besieged the county town of Chenliu for more than a month. What do you think should be done? ”

When they heard this, the people in the tent were stunned for a long time.

Immediately, Xiahou Dun, who was more short-tempered, was the first to come out and clench his fists, and said loudly: "Lord, Lu Bu is too much of a bully!" We've already vacated Dongjun to make way for him, and he's still stubborn, let's just do it with him! ”

Chenliujun was subordinate to Yanzhou, and Lü Bu led a large army to besiege it without prior notice, which was equivalent to openly provoking Cao Cao.

It's tolerable, it's unbearable!

"Brother, don't make random suggestions, this matter is related to the lifeblood of Yanzhou, and you can't be careless." Xiahou Yuan tugged at his brother's arm and pulled him back to his original position.

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a trace of solemnity in his small eyes.

Although he had a hunch that he would fight with Lu Bu, he didn't expect this competition to come so quickly. He looked at the middle-aged scribe with a wooden expression under the tent, and asked aloud, "Gongda, what do you think?" ”

Xun You, as the 'mastermind', took a step forward and replied to Cao Cao: "My lord, Lu Bu made trouble to Chen Liu's time this time, most of which was aimed at Yanzhou. It seems that he wants to pull through Yan and Qingzhou, and then deal with Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan with the momentum of encirclement, and then complete the hegemony in the north. ”

Xun You's answer can be described as hitting the nail on the head.