"If I remember correctly, after Lu Bu entered Yanzhou, he worshipped Chen Gongtai of Chen Gong as a military advisor. This person is far-reaching, and he is also a generation of military advisors, although he is late in thinking, but with Lu Bu and other heroes in the world, and Cao Cao's good generals in Xuzhou have a good opportunity to expedition to Xuzhou, but he has not captured the eastern part of Yanzhou? Although Ma Chao said this, he knew very well in his heart that it would be difficult for Lu Bu to break out of the world without himself as a backup.

Because, Ma Chao knew that Lu Bu had a fatal flaw, that is, he never really had the heart of a prince. The hearts of the princes are not ruthless and unrighteous, nor are they through heaven and earth. The hearts of the princes need to balance yin and yang, figure out people's hearts, and more importantly, everything is based on the foundation.

Lu Bu has never had a foundation, so naturally he doesn't know how to figure it out, let alone balance it. On this road, he, a toddler, is too far behind Cao Cao's extremely talented traitor. And the most obvious point is that Lu Bu doesn't know how to call a strategist. Even, he may not even be aware of the earth-shattering effect of the strategist.

Therefore, what Ma Chao said, in fact, I want to know the dynamics of Yanxu and Xu in more detail. After all, when he was in the west to conquer Liangzhou, Ma Chao planned to fight a quick battle, even if it was impossible to send troops to Yanzhou in person, he also wanted to control Lu Bu after arriving in Chang'an.

Sure enough, after hearing Ma Chao's words, Xun You said: "When the lord sent troops, he carefully analyzed the matter of Lu Cao. At this point, everything is expected. ”

"Gongda has something to say," Ma Chao stretched out his hand, and then looked at Guo Jia, Yang Fu, Li Ru, and Yang Xiu, and said: "If you listen to both, you will be clear, and if you listen partially, you will be dark." The affairs of Yanxu and Xuzhou are most related to the Ma family's policy and strategy for next year. ”

The four of them agreed, and after hearing the meaning of Ma Chao's words, they sat down on the ground. And Xun You stepped forward and said: "Chen Gong is upright and upright, and he can't rub sand in his eyes. Although Cao Cao is scheming and strategic, his hegemonic heart is contrary to Chen Gong's original intention. Killing celebrities and slaughtering Xuzhou made Chen Gong deviate from Cao Cao. As a result, Chen Gong will unite with Zhang Miao to oppose Cao Cao. ”

After saying this, Ma Chao nodded very much. Although Ma Chao understands Cao Cao's situation in Xuzhou very well, in the eyes of Chen Gong, a strategist who has not really integrated into the Cao family, Cao Cao is simply a worse beast than Dong Zhuo back then, and he can't resonate emotionally at all, and it's strange that people's hearts are not separated.

Coincidentally, Tao Qian and Bian Rang are both people who have a relationship with Chen Gong, and Cao Cao offended Chen Gong's friends and fellow villagers, so why can't Chen Gong pull his face? Therefore, Cao Cao's matter is very secret, and Liu Xie, who is familiar with history, cannot remind Cao Cao too much of this.

Because, Chen Gong was under Cao Cao before, and he did a very good job. When Cao Cao sent troops to Xuzhou, he delivered 30,000 soldiers and horses to the Chen Palace, which shows Cao Cao's trust in the Chen Palace. And Liu and Cao Cao's support to death is a relationship of mutual prosperity and cooperation, so it is naturally impossible to blame Cao Cao for employing people.

"However, as the lord said, Chen Gong is late in thinking after all, and he is lucky." After saying this, Xun You couldn't help but glance at Ma Chao, and was in awe of Ma Chao's knowledge of the world's talents. Subsequently, he recalled the battle situation in Yanzhou before continuing: "As expected, Chen Gong wanted to attack Cao Cao after plotting the four maps of Zhencheng, Puyang, Fancheng, and Dong'e. But I didn't expect that in this way, I just missed the opportunity........."

Hearing this, Ma Chao hurriedly flipped through the report and found that Lu Bu had done a good job tactically after igniting the fire of Yanzhou with the momentum of burning the plain. But strategically, Chen Gong offered a plan to make Zhang Miao want to deceive Zhen Cheng, but he was very disappointed.

Before the army, Chen Gong asked Zhang Miao to send a letter to Xun Yu saying that the troops of Dongjun were handed over to Lu Bu to help Cao Cao attack Xuzhou. In order to confuse the real with the fake, he also asked Xun Yu to prepare military rations and set off immediately after rationing them to Lu Bu.

However, with such a little trick, how can Xun Yu hide that he is like a god? As a result, Xun Yu immediately saw that this was Zhang Miao's treacherous plan, and while strictly defending, he hurriedly called Xiahou Chun to come over to help. Xiahou Chun led the troops of his cronies to arrive quickly, got rid of several military attaches who wanted to respond to Zhang Miao, and the civil strife in Zhencheng temporarily subsided.

"Chen Gong's move, to be fair, is not a stinky move." After reading this paragraph with a frown, Ma Chao commented: "Xun Yu guarded the base camp of Zhencheng, but because of this, Puyang was unguarded, and then Lu Bu was lightly cavalry and broke through the starry night, which was also a small victory. ”

"Yes, Uncle Clan may not have expected Lu Bu's military ability. But if it was designed by me, it would definitely be lightning fast, and it would be a quick attack! With heavy troops in his hands, he took the lead in breaking through Zhencheng, shaking Cao Cao's foundation, and then swallowing and encroaching to stabilize Yanzhou........" Speaking of this, Xun You couldn't help but have a trace of regret in his eyes. Presumably, he regretted that he didn't fight with Xun Yu.

"Gongda has a point." When Yang Xiu heard this battle report, he couldn't help but speak: "Chen Gong Chi is cautious, he failed to hit the key point directly, because of a small loss, it is extremely unwise!" ”

"Definitely." Ma Chao shook his hand, because of the next information, Ma Chao found that everyone looked at Chen Gong too one-sidedly: "Chen Gong gathered Yuzhou to attack Zhencheng and coerced Fancheng County to guard Fancheng and his family....... With such a means, it seems that Chen Gong is the one who plans and then acts. If this is the case, quickly pacifying Yanzhou can indeed give Cao Cao in Xuzhou a heavy blow when Cao Cao can't react! ”

After Ma Chao said this, Xun You closed his eyes and pondered for a moment. Suddenly, I also felt that I had some hindsight. As a result, Xun You spoke: "What the lord said is extremely true, the minister is only based on the ending backwards, so he will look down on Chen Gong so much. Thinking about it carefully at this time, Chen Gongtai is indeed a generation of military advisors. ”

"However, the plan can't catch up with the changes, presumably Chen Gong didn't expect that his own strategy was broken by Cao Cao's two Dinghai Divine Needles........" Ma Chao put down his hand and reported, the above news is indeed not good news:

After Lü Bu opposed Cao Cao, Guo Gong, the assassin of Yuzhou, led the response to Zhang Miaowen and led 40,000 people to Zhencheng. There are not many defending troops in Zhencheng, and if this team unites with Lu Bu, then Zhencheng and even the entire Yanzhou can be decided!

However, Xun Yu lived up to Cao Cao's high expectations, and single-handedly met Guo Gong in front of the battle, knowing the situation, hoping that Guo Gong would remain neutral, and everyone would still be friends in the future. Sure enough, Xun Yu's incorruptible tongue worked, Guo Gong saw that Xun Yu was confident, and thought that Zhen Cheng's strength was also very strong, and he couldn't hurt his bones, so he led the army to stay with his family.

And the reason why Xun Yu dared to do this was because Xun Yu knew that Guo Gong and Zhang Miao had no contact, and they didn't have a deep friendship and not much communication, so they could try to persuade him to go home and stay.

Zhencheng is a little quiet. So for Fan Cheng, Chen Gong used more ruthless tricks. First of all, he asked Lu Bu to arrest the family members of Jin Yun, the general of the defending army, including his mother, wife, concubines, and children, and told Jin Yun that if he did not surrender, he would tear up the vote. Secondly, he also sent a guy named Pan Ling to do the persuasion work. One hand is hard, the other hand is soft, this method is really good.

This time, it was Cao Cao's other great strategist Cheng Yu who turned the tide. When Cao Cao heard of the Yanzhou mutiny in Xuzhou, he immediately sent Cheng Yu with an army of 20,000 to help, but he did not send a brave general first.

The reason for this arrangement is because Cheng Yu is both civil and military, bold and strategic, and is very good at diplomatic work, but also can lead troops to fight, and is Cao Cao's decisive influence on his career. After Cheng Yu galloped to Yanzhou, he ordered heavy troops to block the East Adu Bridge and contain Chen Gong's soldiers. And he himself, it was Fan Cheng who also started a fierce battle with his tongue.

Jin Yun was already interested in Cao Cao, and after Cheng Yu's foresight, he personally killed the lobbyist in the post station, saying that he would stick to the city. And Dong'e County's order Zaoyi's side, with Cheng Yu's army coming to help, also mobilized the officers and soldiers of the city, ready to give it a go.

In this way, the three counties of Zhencheng, Dong'e, and Fancheng were successfully defended, so that Cao Cao had a rebel base in Yanzhou, and Lü Bu obtained Puyang, but there was not enough grain and grass in the city. Xiahou Chun's garrison was in the wilderness outside Puyang City, entangled with Lü Bu, waiting for Cao Cao's arrival.

Everyone listened to this Yanzhou situation and couldn't help but sigh. And after Xun You recalled it again, he felt that Yanzhou was turbulent, and he could make a conclusion based on his own guess. As a result, Xun You spoke: "My lord, according to the minister's opinion, Chen Gong is a person who designs step by step, and seeks Yanzhou with the strength of one person, although he is defeated, he is also honored." However, why did the lord say that Chen Gongzhi was too late to worry about it? ”

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Xun Yu strangely: This evaluation of Chen Gong is what you said in history, why did you come to ask me why?