The current situation can be achieved, all because of the small correction of the strategy goal, which seems inconspicuous. But if all the changes are calculated in advance and arranged accordingly, it is not a general remark.

If possible, Zang Ba would rather use all the territory he has conquered since the dispatch of troops in exchange for the effectiveness of Xi Zhicai. He has all the basic conditions to compete for the world, and the difference is that he doesn't have such an understanding person to guide him.

Of course, he also knew that it was impossible, and the sick young scribe in front of him was Cao Mengde's confidant. The latter's attention to talents and the wisdom of knowing people far exceed themselves, even if they are in front of them, they don't have to think about poaching. It is enough to be able to borrow the other party's intelligence, give a heavy blow to Li Yi'er, who has no one in his eyes, and get enough benefits.

"Can't divide the troops......" Xi Zhicai's face was very bad, there was a hint of blue in his paleness, his body was already very poor, this midsummer, following Zang Ba's army to march in the mountains, made him suffer enough. has been able to survive until now, relying on perseverance far beyond ordinary people and enthusiasm for Cao Cao's great cause.

"Li Yi himself is a well-rounded civil and military talent, and he has Xu Maogong, Liu Bowen, Guo Fengxiao and other scheming strategists around him, as well as Zhang Fei, Chang Yuchun and other fierce generals in Northern Xinjiang. Once the troops are divided, there will be various opportunities to break through, and if our army shows its decline, those wall grasses are likely to bet on both sides again, and when the time comes, it will be troublesome. ”

"Taking Linzi directly is the only chance of winning!" Xi Zhicai said in a deep voice, "Although Fenggao City is weak, the city is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Taishan Taishan Ding Xiangyang is quite brave, and it is difficult to capture it in a short time. If he drags his footsteps, he is likely to be attacked from both sides by Li Yi, who is driven back. The general will be in a desperate situation. Today's plan is to take Mu County first. At that time, if Li Yi returned to Taishan, the general could attack Qingzhou to the east, or return to Langya along the Yishui; If Li Yi doesn't return to the teacher, it's not too late for us to take Fenggao. ”

Zang Ba saluted Xi Zhicai and said very gratefully: "Sir's good words, Zang Ba is taught." ”

Zang Ba's humble request for advice made Xi Zhicai very pleased. This person is far from the hero of the troubled times, but if he is the general of the town guarding the side. But it's quite qualified. After this battle, no matter what success or failure, the lord can add a general to his command.

Thinking of this, Xi Zhicai secretly sneered in his heart. I don't know what Li Yi thinks, the appeasement conditions offered are so low, and he refuses to promise to preserve even the original troops and territory, as if he wants Zang Xuangao to surrender.

Zang Ba was able to openly rob the prison for his father's guilt, which shows that he was also a rebellious person. For this kind of person, he can only be enveloped by Gao Jue Houlu first, and then slowly try to reduce his authority. How can you make things clear from the beginning? I've been in contact with celebrities and gentlemen who are good at weighing the pros and cons for a long time, and this kind of arrogant and domineering style is really uncomfortable.

That's fine, if it weren't for Li Yi's conditions being too low. Zang Ba may not dare to make a desperate bet, and the prestige of the Northern Xinjiang Army's good fighting is still very deterrent.

Refuse to give in to others. How is it possible to win the service of men? The essence of political strategy is nothing more than the word "compromise", it seems that although Li Yi has a talent, there are still shortcomings after all. Think about it, even if you are a genius, how can you be perfect?

Looking up into the distance, the sky and the earth are vast, the clouds are deep and the fog is heavy, a gust of east wind blows, and the thick lead clouds are blown together, sprinkling pieces of crystal.

It's raining!

Xi Zhicai is not surprised.

With his talent, of course, he can't call the wind and rain, but he is also involved in astronomy and geography. He watched the sky at night, and had long expected heavy rain in the near future, and the impact would be very large. Heavy rain certainly had an impact on the march, but it did not have as much impact on Zang Ba's army as it did on the regular army.

Bandits, what they are best at is fighting and marching in complex terrain, this heavy rain, even if the Northern Xinjiang Army wins in Langya, it is not possible to return to help in the short term.

"God help me!" Xi Zhicai looked up to the sky and laughed, and said to Zang Ba, "General, speed up the march of the fast-moving army, and strive to rush to Liangfu Mountain tonight, and attack Mu County before it rains!" ”

"Sir's Brilliant Idea!" Zang Ba was infected by his arrogance, and did not care that the other party's tone was beyond the scope of Keqing's should, and immediately urged the whole army to roll eastward, and the soldiers pointed directly at Liangfu Mountain!

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That night, the northern Xinjiang army camp of Fei State.

"Where is Zang Bajun?" Li Yi asked.

Zang Ba was not a famous figure in the history of his previous life. Although this person has the strength to dominate one side, he has never had the ambition to compete for the world, it can be said that he is self-aware, or he can be said to have no ambitions.

To say that his basic conditions are much stronger than Liu Bei. He was born in Haoqiang, and was quite prestigious in Taishan County, and then made a lot of contributions in the war against Qingxu and Yellow Turbans, successfully obtained official positions, and accumulated considerable strength, and then gained a foothold in Langya and obtained a considerable piece of territory.

However, because he had no ambitions, he never made any expansion. In the previous life, Xuzhou changed hands again and again after Tao Qian's death, and every time he seemed to see the general trend clearly, he was easy to obtain, but he always listened to the tune and did not listen to the announcement, and did not contribute to the work.

It was precisely because he knew this person's experience that Li Yi didn't take it to heart, so before sending troops south, he sent him a letter asking him to submit to him. Li Yi thinks that there should be no problem with this, because Zang Ba is a smart person and will never do such a stupid thing as using his mantis arm as a car.

In history, after Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei and Lü Bu and occupied Xuzhou, Zang Ba surrendered. Li Yi didn't think that his strength would be worse than Cao Cao's, and his deterrent power against Zang Ba should not be lower than Cao Cao's.

But it turns out that just having the ability to be a prophet and not knowing enough details can become a fatal flaw. Li Yi didn't know that the relationship between Cao Cao and Zang Ba was far from being as simple as it seemed. The most direct evidence is that Cao Cao's father took the whole family to avoid disaster and went to Langya Kingdom. The hostile relationship between Tao Qian and Cao Cao was formed after the two Yuan ganged up. But Langya is under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou, and Cao Song is a person who has been a captain, how can this connection not be seen?

Although Tao Qian is kind, the war against Cao Cao has not been smooth, how could he not have the idea of taking hostages at all? The reason why he didn't act was just because someone protected Cao Song.

Li Yi can't figure out when Cao Cao and Zang Ba formed a friendship, but Cao Cao has traveled a lot from studying the world to taking office as the prime minister of Jinan, and it is not surprising that he has contact with Zang Ba.

Jinan and Taishan County are actually close neighbors.

If Cao Cao hadn't sent Xi Zhicai to Langya to persuade Zang Ba and give him advice, I am afraid that Zang Ba would be intimidated by Li Yi's prestige and would have been reduced. However, after Cao Cao sent someone to make a move, things changed.

After all, now Cao Cao is in Peiguo, and it is not very far from Langya Country or Taishan County, which gives Zang Ba Olympic aid, and also gives him the confidence to go against Li Yi, after all, he is not alone.

At the same time, it is precisely because of the relationship between Cao Cao and Zang Ba that the role that Xi Zhi plays within the Taishan thief is unusual. He is not a guest who can only make suggestions and make people refer to him; is not a staff member who can only be admonished in case of trouble, and whether he is accepted or not, all depends on the mood of others; Instead, he can make decisions for Zang Ba and play a pivotal role in determining the direction of the Taishan thief's strategy.

Whether the opponent is Zang Ba or Xi Zhicai is definitely different.

To deal with Zang Ba, Wang Yu's defense direction was mainly the North Sea. The social composition here is relatively simple, only the people of Tuntian and the officials of Qingzhou, Zang Ba can let go of the robbery without any scruples.

Zang Ba is just a brave and unscrupulous person, and it is very easy to deal with. But Xi Zhicai is different, he is Cao Cao's most valued strategist, and he is Cao Cao's chief military advisor in the early days. Cao Cao's performance with him and without him is completely different. And after his death, people like Xun Yu, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu could not take his place, and only after Guo Jia came out of the mountain could he be regarded as replacing him, which shows his strategy.

There is a record in "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" that it is said that Xun Yu recommended it to Cao Cao, and it is inferred that Xun Yu has a good relationship with Xi Zhicai, Li Yi feels that this statement is a little unreliable. Because after Xun Yu arrived in Northern Xinjiang, he never mentioned to him that Xi Zhicai was such a number one person.

Of course, this cannot be said to be that Xun Yu has a bad relationship with Xi Zhicai. After all, in this time and space, Xun Yu and Xun Yu went to Northern Xinjiang to serve very early, in 184 AD. In another time and space, Xun Yu joined Cao Cao in 191 AD. There is a seven-year time difference in the middle, and it is also possible that Xun Yu met Xi Zhicai during this period.

Liu Bowen stood up, pointed to the map and said: "According to the scout flying pigeon, the Zang Bajun occupied the undefended Liangfu City today, but they did not march to Fenggao. ”

Li Yi nodded, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "It seems that Berwyn's original speculation was correct. The three generals Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and Tai Shici were ordered to prepare for battle. ”

It turned out that when Li Yi led the army south and arrived in Zhushui, a secret agent of the Shadow Group came with news from Langya Kingdom, saying that a person who looked like Cao Cao's newly appointed military advisor Xi Zhicai appeared in Kaiyang City. And then it was discovered that Zang Ba led the main force of the Taishan thieves and left Kaiyang City at night.

After getting the news, Li Yi immediately gathered several strategists and generals to discuss, speculating on the purpose of Zang Ba's trip. Several generals were inclined to think that Zang Ba wanted to come to ambush the Northern Frontier Army, and the location should be in the Mengshan area. But a few strategists didn't think so, they thought that with the strength and combat power of the Taishan thieves, they did not have the strength to fight head-on with the Northern Frontier Army, even if it was a sneak attack. Therefore, they believe that Zang Ba's trip should be to imitate Li Yi's strategy against the Yellow Turban Army, sneak attack Taishan County, and cut off the back road of the Northern Xinjiang Army. (To be continued.) )