For Xiahoudun's matter, Wen Chou and Gao Ran couldn't make a decision, they could only ask Jizhou for instructions, but in this way, it would take at least another month to go back and forth, and this time would drag on for too long, not to mention the consumption of grain and grass, it would be extremely unfavorable to the battle situation alone, and they couldn't keep consuming it like this.

Wen Chou and Gao Ran finally discussed and decided that it was urgent to send troops, so they should arrange the grain and grass first, anyway, it was best not to be too hasty, so that when they fought with Liu Lan in Xuzhou, the lord's reply would also arrive, and at that time, whether it was with the help of Xiahoudun or without their assistance, they also knew in their hearts.

Of course, as far as the war is concerned, of course, the two hope to have Cao Cao's help from the side, although they will inevitably carve up Xuzhou with themselves, but even if they give up half of Xuzhou, what can they do, defeating Liu Lan is stronger than these, even if you think about it from another angle, it is easier to take the southern part of Xuzhou from Cao Cao's hands than from Liu Lan's hands.

Gao Ran wanted to say these words and was a little hesitant, but in the end he still said his thoughts, he hoped that Wen Chou could express this kind of idea jointly with himself, but in the end, Wen Chou's lips moved but he did not express his opinion, not that he didn't want to, but he knew that even if they were on the paper, there would be no possibility of changing the lord, instead of passing the book to the lord, it was better to pass the book to Fu Zhu, Xun Zhan and others, and they were the only ones who could make the general change his mind.

I have to say that Wen Chou still knows the lord better than himself, Gao Ran immediately said: "Okay, I'll pass the book." ”

Although Wen Chou didn't plan to pass the book with Gao Lan, but at this time, he still taught Gao Ran and said: "The book is passed on, but you also have to go to this table, and I can't co-name with you, first of all, the lord blames it, I can still help you carry it, and secondly, if I go to the book with you, it will make the lord feel that the two of us are jointly forcing the palace, so it will never let the lord comply, so it is more appropriate for you to come forward than me in this matter, after all, you and I are together now, the general knows the content of this document, I must know, Therefore, the lord will most likely consult with a few masterminds, so the chance of success in this matter is greater. ”

"The last general knows." This matter is thanks to the reminder of Wen Chou, so how to write, you need to think carefully, of course, the content written to the frustrated and written to the general must not be the same, such as the letter to the general, to magnify Liu Lan's threat as much as possible, so that the lord has a sense of winning six-four, or even five-five, so that seeking Cao Cao's help can improve their chances of winning.

As for the letter of frustration, it is completely possible to say the true thoughts, so that he understands one thing, that is, after working hard with Liu Lan, their strength will inevitably be greatly damaged, in fact, they have not yet come out of the war wounds with Gongsun Zhan, if they fight against Liu Lan like this, they can no longer take the initiative to provoke a war for at least three to five years, and the battle of Xuzhou is not as easy as imagined, especially in the absence of a strong ally like Cao Cao, so now Cao Cao takes the initiative to show goodwill, and he can give them some grain and grass benefits, Let them work for us, even if Cao Cao can get most of Xuzhou or even the whole of Xuzhou, it doesn't matter, as far as Cao Cao's current strength is concerned, it can't be compared with Liu Lan at all, and even if he gets the whole of Xuzhou, it will take several years of development, and at that time, we can take Xuzhou from him at any time, and it will be much easier than a duel with Liu Lan.

One of the simplest reasons for this is that even if Cao Cao got Xuzhou, he would not have completely established his position within a year, and at that time they took advantage of their unstable foothold in Xuzhou to capture Xuzhou easily, which was somewhat similar to the Battle of Jizhou that year.

Gao Ran passed two letters in a row to Jizhou, and he didn't have much interest in the content of the letter, just know the content, but he was more concerned about the family that sent troops, originally he thought that Gao Ran would spend a little time preparing grain and grass, but he didn't expect this time to come so quickly, it took less than a day, and when Gao Ran came to the camp to report on the second day, Wen Chou sighed directly, let him sit down and said: "I thought you would take three or five days to prepare the grain and grass, but I forgot that you have been in charge of this matter for the past few months, But I rushed back from Donglai, and now I have a lot of things to do with the battle of Xuzhou, and I don't know how to start, so why don't you talk about it? ”

"The general doesn't need to think about the logistics, the last general has already been prepared, as for how to attack Xuzhou, in fact, the current situation is also simple, after Liu Lan transferred the mountain battalion, now the city is only 10,000 horses on the Xu side, there is no need to worry, when the time comes, our army will go over, attack the city and plunder the land, naturally it is not a problem. After taking Kaecheng, when the time comes, I will study how to go south, and then I think the lord's order will also be passed on, with the help of Xiahoudun, even Cao Cao can send troops again, and it will be easy to clean up Liu Lan. ”

Originally, there was no too good idea to attack Qingzhou, but now when he heard Gao Ran say this, Wen Chou laughed immediately, in fact, he thought about things too complicated, or Liu Lan didn't give them much chance at all, and he didn't know how to start, after all, this was his first time leading the troops independently, and his pressure can be imagined, so the feeling of being afraid of losing and wanting to win is unprecedented. But Gao Lan's words reminded him that since Liu Lan didn't give them any flaws, then take it step by step, as long as you show your feet, and then give you a fatal blow.

These two people have actually suffered in the hands of Liu Lan, the so-called defeated generals are talking about the two, but it is precisely because of the experience of failure that the two of them will be more cautious, and Gao Ran, after carefully summarizing the previous lessons and lessons, feels that every time he loses, it is actually because of his rash advance, which is completely because of the defeat caused by the carelessness of the enemy, not that they really do not have the ability to fight with the Xuzhou army.

Since this is the case, then this time we must learn a lesson, step by step, first of all, do not give Liu Lan a chance, so as to see how he responds, if he comes to face them head-on, it will be simple, if he keeps retreating, and still uses the old method of luring the enemy to go deeper, they will be camped step by step, and then see your reaction, and then respond.

In fact, as far as Gao Ran's thoughts are concerned, he does not support this battle, at least he does not feel that it is appropriate to start a war during this period, but the lord takes Liu Lan too seriously, coupled with the death of Yan Liang, which makes the generals in Jizhou unprecedentedly united, and at this time, even if this battle is not fought.

But he himself knew that this battle was actually meaningless, and even the lord had forgotten what he said to them when he made a special trip to the plain, what was the lord's idea at that time, it was to take advantage of Liu Lan and Cao Yuan's coalition forces, and now, the coalition army has withdrawn, but they have become the main force fighting with Liu Lan, and all this has changed, to put it bluntly, Liu Lan's series of small actions in Qingzhou completely angered the general, of course, the most important thing is in Youzhou, It seems that the lord has really realized how big the threat Liu Lan is to him, not only can they get Qingzhou to ensure the safety of the rear, even if they get Qingzhou, the rear has actually been under the threat of Liu Lan all along.

And defeating Liu Lan, to put it bluntly, is to better pacify Liaodong and completely stabilize Houfang, although this is just speculation, but Liu Lan's threat is the main reason.

The troops began to set out from Zhuxian to Kaesong, and if they were fast horses, they could arrive in three days, but it would take seven or eight days for the march of large troops.

However, these situations were detected by Du Yi's guards early in the morning, and the first time the enemy army set off from the counties, the news was transmitted back to Kaecheng, and the battle was about to break out, Huang Zhong sent the news back to Xuzhou, waiting for Liu Lan's instructions, in fact, there was no need to defend this battle, and the disparity in strength was too great, since it was bound to be defeated, it was better to withdraw.

In the past, the location of Kaesong was very important, but now the center of gravity of the lord has obviously shifted to Yancheng, and it doesn't make much sense for them to continue to stay in Kaesong, but it will make their forces scattered, and they are easy to be broken by Wen Chou's brother, if they retreat to Yancheng now and join Guan Yu, even if Wen Chou goes south, they will be able to fight with him in Yan County, although the victory will not be too easy, but Wen Chou will not be easy if he wants to break through Yan City.

Kaicheng was the only town that Cao Cao had not invaded after Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou, and the defense was very strong, but don't forget that Yancheng was also Tao Qian's last fortress to defend against Cao Cao, but because of Liu Lan's appearance, Tao Qian did not give up Xuzhou and turned to Yancheng, but don't forget that the reason why Tao Qian chose to retreat to Yancheng is that Tao Qian regarded Yancheng as his rear very early.

Originally, there was no too good idea to attack Qingzhou, but now when he heard Gao Ran say this, Wen Chou laughed immediately, in fact, he thought about things too complicated, or Liu Lan didn't give them much chance at all, and he didn't know how to start, after all, this was his first time leading the troops independently, and his pressure can be imagined, so the feeling of being afraid of losing and wanting to win is unprecedented. But Gao Lan's words reminded him that since Liu Lan didn't give them any flaws, then take it step by step, as long as you show your feet, and then give you a fatal blow.

These two people have actually suffered in the hands of Liu Lan, the so-called defeated generals are talking about the two, but it is precisely because of the experience of failure that the two of them will be more cautious, and Gao Ran, after carefully summarizing the previous lessons and lessons, feels that every time he loses, it is actually because of his rash advance, which is completely because of the defeat caused by the carelessness of the enemy, not that they really do not have the ability to fight with the Xuzhou army.

Since this is the case, then this time we must learn a lesson, step by step, first of all, do not give Liu Lan a chance, so as to see how he responds, if he comes to face them head-on, it will be simple, if he keeps retreating, and still uses the old method of luring the enemy to go deeper, they will be camped step by step, and then see your reaction, and then respond.

In fact, as far as Gao Ran's thoughts are concerned, he does not support this battle, at least he does not feel that it is appropriate to start a war during this period, but the lord takes Liu Lan too seriously, coupled with the death of Yan Liang, which makes the generals in Jizhou unprecedentedly united, and at this time, even if this battle is not fought.

But he himself knew that this battle was actually meaningless, and even the lord had forgotten what he said to them when he made a special trip to the plain, what was the lord's idea at that time, it was to take advantage of Liu Lan and Cao Yuan's coalition forces, and now, the coalition army has withdrawn, but they have become the main force fighting with Liu Lan, and all this has changed, to put it bluntly, Liu Lan's series of small actions in Qingzhou completely angered the general, of course, the most important thing is in Youzhou, It seems that the lord has really realized how big the threat Liu Lan is to him, not only can they get Qingzhou to ensure the safety of the rear, even if they get Qingzhou, the rear has actually been under the threat of Liu Lan all along.

And defeating Liu Lan, to put it bluntly, is to better pacify Liaodong and completely stabilize Houfang, although this is just speculation, but Liu Lan's threat is the main reason.

The troops began to set out from Zhuxian to Kaesong, and if they were fast horses, they could arrive in three days, but it would take seven or eight days for the march of large troops.

However, these situations were detected by Du Yi's guards early in the morning, and the first time the enemy army set off from the counties, the news was transmitted back to Kaecheng, and the battle was about to break out, Huang Zhong sent the news back to Xuzhou, waiting for Liu Lan's instructions, in fact, there was no need to defend this battle, and the disparity in strength was too great, since it was bound to be defeated, it was better to withdraw.

In the past, the location of Kaesong was very important, but now the center of gravity of the lord has obviously shifted to Yancheng, and it doesn't make much sense for them to continue to stay in Kaesong, but it will make their forces scattered, and they are easy to be broken by Wen Chou's brother, if they retreat to Yancheng now and join Guan Yu, even if Wen Chou goes south, they will be able to fight with him in Yan County, although the victory will not be too easy, but Wen Chou will not be easy if he wants to break through Yan City.

Kaicheng was the only town that Cao Cao had not invaded after Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou, and the defense was very strong, but don't forget that Yancheng was also Tao Qian's last fortress to defend against Cao Cao, but because of Liu Lan's appearance, Tao Qian did not give up Xuzhou and turned to Yancheng, but don't forget that the reason why Tao Qian chose to retreat to Yancheng is that Tao Qian regarded Yancheng as his rear very early.