Yanzhou's seat of governance is Puyang, but from the beginning of his tenure, Liu Dai's residence has been rotating between Dongwuyang and Dong'e.

His choice was half positive and half in Shilin. Praise is generally commented from the perspective of being low-key and not greedy for luxury. After all, Puyang City is more prosperous, and the Thorn Mansion is also more magnificent.

Most of the people who expressed disdain were very simple, and they exhausted Liu Dai's thoughts in one sentence: Liu Tingshi did not settle in Puyang, purely out of fear, in the west, he was afraid that Dong Zhuo would kill him, and in the north, he was afraid that Yuan Shao would plot against him, so he hid in the safer Dong'e area.

Dong'e is located at the junction of Dongping Kingdom and Dongjun, no matter which direction there is a police, Liu Dai can move to the hinterland of Yanzhou in time, which is the safest.

Of course, Liu Zongqin himself will not admit this statement, and when someone asks, he will only say: "To leave some opportunities for backwards, such as Cao Mengde, if it weren't for Liu to leave a chance for him and support him, even if he has some skills, how can he have the current entry?" ”

In line with the attitude that no matter whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway, Liu Dai regards himself as Cao Cao's old boss and elder, and regards him as his protégé and former official, and it is not a problem to be arrogant.

Of course, the people around him would not question it, and Cao Cao, one of the parties involved, did not refute it, but followed Liu Dai's words and regarded himself as a protégé. His humble and decent attitude won Liu Dai's appreciation, so the relationship between the two parties was maintained very well.

At the beginning of the year, Liu Daitu was in Qingzhou, and after being frightened back by Wang Yu, he once asked Cao Cao for help. Cao Cao was fighting fiercely with Yuan Shu at that time, but he still dispatched Xiahoudun's 3,000 foot soldiers to march eastward in a high-profile manner. appeased Liu Dai's frightened heart.

It is precisely because of these origins that after receiving the message from Yecheng, Liu Dai immediately sent someone to summon Cao Cao and ordered him to come to Dong'a to discuss matters quickly.

Of course, purely from the official position of the two, one Dongjun Taishou. A Yanzhou assassin history, Cao Cao is indeed Liu Dai's subordinate, yes. But now that the order has collapsed, the assassins can unite and attack the Jingshi, and it will be a bit out of place to talk about the superiors and subordinates in a conventional way.

Wang Yu, the head of the staff, has persuaded Liu Dai for this reason, trying to make this lord who is still a relative of the Han Dynasty and an important minister of the court clear the facts.

Cao Cao now has six counties in Yan and Henan, with more than 50,000 troops. The strength is no longer under Liu Dai! If you don't change your attitude according to your stance, you may know when. It's going to cause trouble.

However, Liu Dai couldn't listen to Wang Yu's advice after all.

In troubled times, the Han clan has great appeal. In the distance, there is Emperor Guangwu of the Zhongxing Han Dynasty; Getting closer, Liu Yu entered Youzhou alone and easily suppressed the local snake Gongsun Zhan; Liu Biao also entered Jingzhou by horse, and now he is not in power? and Liu Yan who entered Shu. When he left Jingshi, he wasn't alone, but now?

What do they rely on? Isn't it the identity of the clan relatives?

On the other hand, Liu Dai himself, he sat in the anointed land of Yanzhou, with tens of thousands of soldiers and many celebrities under his command. Even the heroes of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan had to lower their posture to win him over.

What's more, he is not just a person, Yangzhou Thorn Liu Xuan is his own brother! It's different from the Yuan family. The relationship between the brothers of the Liu family is very good, as long as Liu Dai sends a letter, for the sake of the great cause of the branch, Liu Miao will definitely have no hesitation.

Let's ask, with such favorable conditions, why should Liu Dai scare about Cao Cao?

However, after being emasculated, it is already a great reward for him to make himself a protégé. What else is he going to do? Don't you want to learn from Wang Pengju's erection and rebel?

That's right, in Liu Dailai, Wang Yu, who has repeatedly disrespected himself and does not take himself in his eyes, is the worst traitor in the Han Dynasty! Although on the surface, Liu Dai seemed to be very afraid of the other party, he himself believed that it was just a strategy to temporarily avoid the thief's edge and paralyze the other party.

Once there is a chance, Liu Dai will not hesitate to insert a knife in Wang Yu's back, or push the other party, so that he will fall into the abyss, and there will be no return!

Just like it is now.

Because of this, Liu Dai didn't take Cao Cao too seriously at all, and when he came, the latter was just relying on his own and Yuan Shao's momentum, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard. Without himself and Yuan Shao sheltering him, what could he do?

Higashijun Taishou? Bah! Continue to be the general of Fenwu who is not recognized by the imperial court!

Therefore, every time Wang Yu made an admonition, Liu Dai responded: "Meng De is a person who knows how to repay his kindness, and he will not live up to his loneliness with the grace of knowing the encounter, so he doesn't have to worry too much." ”

Speaking of which, what else can Wang Yu say, saying that Cao Cao is likely to have set his sights on your position and want to replace him? It's no wonder that Liu Dai doesn't turn his face! He could only retreat, and then looked up to the sky and sighed after going out.

No matter how good the foundation is, if it is not human, it will not help after all.

In fact, it is not to blame Liu Dai for being inadvertent, Cao Cao's performance is indeed very confusing. Less than three days after Liu Dai's messenger departed, Cao Cao appeared in Dong'e, and in this chaotic season, he only brought a dozen or so followers with him.

With such a good attitude and such a low attitude, what else can Wang Yu say? Besides, he will be regarded as a villain who sows discord.

Ignoring Cao Cao's image of a servant, Liu Dai slowly picked up the teacup, put it to his mouth and took a sip, and then slowly said a nonsense: "Meng De is here?" ”

Cao Cao replied respectfully: "Meng Dai Gong is called, how dare you slack off?" The road was not very calm, and it was delayed for some hours, so it was no wonder that the prince of Wangdai was not surprised. ”

"Whatever Meng De said, it's too late, what kind of crime do you please?" Liu Dai finally raised his eyes, pointed to the guest seat on the right hand, and said with a smile: "Sit, tea!" ”

"Xie Daigong." Liu Dai's word Gongshan, if it is called by the word, it is a bit awkward, so Cao Cao directly named it. Mount Tai is also known as Dai Mountain, and the word Dai itself is a very noble word.

Wang Yu sighed secretly in his heart, Liu Dai's combination of grace and power. If it is placed in the peaceful years, with his status and status, it is enough to make a person of Cao Cao's status grateful. But now is a troubled time, and this kind of approach will only make Cao Cao feel disdainful, look down on Liu Dai in his heart, and think that he has been despised and is detrimental to him!

After the guests and hosts had greeted each other, the servants had already served tea, and Liu Dai finally got to the point: "Meng De knows." Lonely, I asked you to come over this time, so what's the matter? ”

Lonely, is the prince's self-title, if Wang Yu is willing, he can also call himself Lonely, however, he does not have enough prestige and strength, and rashly calling himself like this will only make people laugh. Liu Dai also recently changed his name. The reason for this is obviously related to the current situation.

The mind is racing. Cao Cao's face was silent, and he bowed down and said, "stupid, dare to ask Dai to publicize it." ”

Of course, he knew the reason, and Yuan Shao also regarded him as a minister, and he got the news a few days earlier than Liu Dai. But if you know it, you have to answer like this to make the other party feel respected.

"Okay, okay." The gentleness on Liu Dai's face really became stronger, and he said two 'good' words in a row. I don't know if it is to praise Cao Cao's way of advancing and retreating, or if there is any deep meaning.

"There is Dong Zhuo first, and then there is Wang Yu, the world is not quiet, which makes my Han country devastated and the rivers are declining!" Liu Dai sighed, and then said: "Although the arrogance of the national thief is blazing. But I have been a Han warrior for 400 years, and there are also many loyal and righteous people, as long as we are united, we will never be succeeded by national thieves. Died of my Han dynasty for 400 years! ”

Frankly speaking, Cao Cao is quite tired of this set of vain things, talking about righteousness? That Wang Yu is a hussar general and a champion marquis who was personally enshrined by the Son of Heaven, and he is also ordered to rebel, and it is reasonable to fight anyone!

If there is something, talk about it, why are you talking about these foolish soldiers?

However, he can only slander these words in his stomach, but he can't say it on the surface, the most important thing about these clansmen of the Han Dynasty is these superficial articles, if you are not careful, it is easy to provoke the other party to turn your face, and it will be a failure.

Slandering in his heart, Cao Cao replied angrily: "What Gong Dai said is very true, for the sake of the eternal stability of the Han Dynasty, he is willing to serve the dead." ”

"Good!" Liu Dai slapped the table, straightened up, stared at Cao Cao with blazing eyes, raised his hand and shouted: "Come on, bring the map!" ”

"Whoa!" The guards outside the door answered, holding the map and walking in quickly, as if they had been prepared. After getting Liu Dai's permission, he put the map on the table and spread it out, then gave a salute and bowed away.

Seeing this, Cao Cao had a score for Liu Dai's intentions, and it was obvious that Liu Dai's actions were not purely for arrangement, but to pave the way for the next military plan.

With such an understanding, when Liu Dai beckoned and signaled him to go over and watch the map together, Cao Cao was not surprised at all.

"It is a good thing to conform to the will of God and the will of the people at the beginning, and I support it with all my might! Right now," Liu Dai pointed to the north bank of the Yellow River on the map: "The thief and Gongsun Chan are divided into three places, and they lead thousands of Qingzhou troops to entrench themselves in the Qinghe Plain. ”

Cao Cao has always regarded Wang Yu as a great enemy in his life, and his attention to the situation in Hebei and the depth of his research are far above Liu Dai, even if he closes his eyes, he can simulate the topography of the mountains and rivers of the Qinghe River, and the distribution of military forces on all sides.

Hearing Liu Dai's words, his face was respectful, but he sneered in his heart. He knew what Liu Dai was going to do, it was nothing more than what he did in Sour Jujube, but this time, Liu Dai took the initiative a lot, after all, his territory was close to Qingzhou, and Wang Yu was a great threat to him.

Sure enough, feeling that the foreshadowing was almost over, Liu Dai quickly revealed his true intentions: "I thought that this battle could be fought like this......"

He pointed to the direction of Handan, "After the original division with Hanoi and Bingzhou, we must first eliminate the threat of the Black Mountain bandits, the moth thieves have always been good at wandering, and when the war is over, the army must have been led astray, instead of turning back to Qinghe to join the division, it is better to take Guangzong and attack Qinghe from the northwest direction......"

Liu Dai is a little boring, but he has the ability, not only Zhao Kuo, who can only talk on paper, but also has a deeper understanding of the current battle situation.

Yuan Shao could not let Zhang Yan's threat go behind, and before the decisive battle, it was imperative to fight with the Montenegrin army. His two-way vassal army, Zhang Yang can go directly to Yecheng to join him, and the high-level army of the state will be in a lot of trouble.

Coming from Bingzhou, you will either take a detour to Weijun and take a detour to Wei County, or you will take Jingcheng and Yuan Shao to attack Zhang Yan on both sides.

Victory, there is no doubt, but if you want to completely annihilate Zhang Yan, it is definitely impossible.

This man was the best general in the Yellow Turban Army. Huangfu Song exterminated the yellow scarves in the entire Jizhou back then, and he could run away, so he had the nickname of 'Feiyan', which means that he ran fast and skillfully, like a swallow in flight.

After cultivating on the Black Mountain for so many years, his Taoism is definitely higher than before, it is not difficult for Yuan Shao to defeat him, and it is not ordinary difficult to destroy it.

However, no matter how good she is at wandering, Zhang Yan is not really a swallow. If he wants to return to the lair, he has to take the eight paths, instead of finding a random place to climb up the mountain.

Jingcheng was blocked by Gao Gan, Zhang Yan could only run north, from Puyincheng, and even Feihukou to escape back to Taihang Mountain, Puyincheng was in the territory of Zhao State, Feihukou was already in Changshan State, Yuan Shao's army had to at least follow to the area of Xiangguo City on the border between Guangping and Zhao State to turn back with confidence.

And the war between Jizhou and Montenegro together. Wang Yu would definitely react if he traveled thousands of miles to help. It's naturally good to save Zhang Yan, but it's not good to target Liu Dai. Liu Dai hated Wang Yu to death, but he never had the idea of playing as a striker for Yuan Shao.

After thinking about it, he finally came up with such a plan.

Let Yuan Shao go directly to Guangzong from Xiangguo, and after breaking through Tian Kai's defense, he will attack the Qinghe River from the north. This was done for the shortest time, but there was still a gap period, and Liu Dai decided to let Cao Cao fill the gap.

"Meng De, you led the army to cross the river from Cangtingjin. After passing through Yangping, all the way to Leping, and after the second round of Leping, enter Liaocheng. If the thief comes, you will stick to the city and confront the Qingzhou army; If the main force of the king thief refuses to go south, you will lead the army to capture Liaocheng. Even Boping, pinning down Wang Yu's army. ”

"You don't have to worry about the king thief sending the main force to attack, while you go north, Lone will also lead a large army north. The troops are stationed in Chiping, and they are fighting with you. If he returns to the army to fight, you and I will stick to the help, so that he is tired of running for his life, and when the original army arrives, even if he has great skills, he will not be able to return to the sky. ”

Cao Cao was silent.

Theoretically speaking, Liu Dai's plan is very methodical, and if it can be executed perfectly, there should be a chance of victory. But the problem is that the theory is not reliable, in case a certain party has selfish intentions, the person who attacks the enemy's flank, or is attacked by Wang Yu, will become a lone soldier, and it is very dangerous.

Liu Dai is not Gongsun Zhan, and Cao Cao can't trust him.

This arrangement itself can show Liu Dai's selfishness, even if Cao Cao does not attack, the distance between Liaocheng and Leping is only a few dozen miles, and the middle is a plain, a horse and a flat river; Chiping is hundreds of miles away from Liaocheng, and more importantly, there is a big river in the middle - the Yellow River!

With such a barrier, Liu Dai's safety is very guaranteed. If Wang Yu was too impulsive, maybe he would be able to get a chance to attack halfway.

Cao Cao was not surprised, he had expected it a long time ago. Old-school bureaucrats, doing things are all this virtue, dangerous to others, he will take the benefits, and if he doesn't go, he will turn his face, the overall situation, hehe, that is, talk about it.

Liu Dai patiently persuaded: "Meng De, don't be careful, Yanzhou elite is lonely here, Qingzhou still has more than 10,000 elites who have not moved, in case the king thief dog jumps off the wall in a hurry, desperately invades Yanzhou, burns and kills and plunders, Lone must have a spare time for contingencies, what do you say?" ”

Seeing that Cao Cao was still drooping his head and not speaking, Liu Dai added a little heat to his tone, and said earnestly: "Meng De must know, as long as this success is successful, the national thief will be punished, and the Han Dynasty will be prosperous!" People are doing it, the sky is there, when the time comes, are you still afraid that you will not have the position of a prince? Deng and Cen are like Xuanhe, you may not be unable to look forward to it! ”

After that, his eyes were burning at Cao Cao, and his eyes were full of expectations. When it comes to this, it would be silly not to understand it.

Who is Deng Cen? Deng Yu Cen Peng, a famous person among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai! What is the credit for their deeds? Stand up from the dragon! This is the greatest credit that a courtier can make. Liu Dai is here, and he has already compared himself to Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, if Cao Cao doesn't agree again, the two families can only turn their faces.

"Dai Gong's expectations, the sky is high and the earth is thick, dare not serve his life!" As if he had made up his mind, Cao Cao slammed it to the ground and happily agreed.

"Good!" Liu Dai was overjoyed, and immediately ordered to go down and ordered a banquet to be set up for Cao Cao to catch the wind.

Cao Cao excused himself urgently for military affairs, but he couldn't refuse, and in the end he could only stay and get half drunk, and only at dusk did he reluctantly get on his horse under the protection of the guards, leave Dong'e, and embark on the way home. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )