Kneeling opposite Cao Cao, after listening to what Cao Cao said, Guo Jia smiled slightly and asked, "How long does Ming Gong think Shouchun can be kept?" ”

"It's only two months!" Looking at Guo Jia, Cao Cao groaned slightly, and then said: "If Ji Ling and Liu Xun are deployed on the shore of Huaishui, it will be difficult for King Qin to cross Huaishui for a while. Shouchun City will be fine in a short time, and when Zhang Xun leads the army from Jiujiang to arrive, the Huainan army can hold on to the Qin army for a long time on the bank of Huaishui. The Qin army is short of food, so it is absolutely impossible to stay for a long time, and it will eventually retreat! ”

"What Ming Gong said is not bad!" As soon as Cao Cao's words were finished, Guo Jia nodded and said to him: "If Yuan Shu follows Ji Ling and Liu Xun, this battle is still difficult to conclude!" But he ordered Zhang Xun to lead the army back to Shouchun and strengthen the defense of the city! In this way, it is no different from seeking death! ”

"Feng Xiao is talking about grain and grass?" Staring at Guo Jia, Cao Cao asked him.

Nodding, Guo Jia sighed lightly and said: "If there are only 50,000 soldiers and horses in Shouchun City, the grain and grass can last for more than two months, and if there are only 20,000 soldiers and horses, you can last for half a year!" If Zhang Xun leads the army into the city, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support it even for a month! ”

"The Duke of Ming should hope that the King of Qin will break through Shouchun as soon as possible, instead of confronting the Huainan army in Shouchun for a long time!" After analyzing Yuan Shu's mistakes in his choice, Guo Jia then said to Cao Cao: "If the King of Qin and Yuan Shu confront each other for a long time in Shouchun, for the sake of food and grass, the Qin army will definitely adopt the strategy of besieging the city and attacking the border!" ”

"Siege of the city?" Looking at Guo Jia, Cao Cao frowned slightly, and asked with some doubts: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"A long-term siege has three intentions!" Staring into Cao Cao's eyes, Guo Jia said to him: "One is to trap the city, so that the city will be starved of food, and it will be self-defeating!" The two are to attract nearby enemy troops to come to the rescue, and send reinforcements in the middle of the road! Although Zhang Xun's Huainan army was in Jiujiang, it could arrive before the Qin army arrived in Shouchun, and it was categorically impossible to send reinforcements! ”

"What does it mean to play the edges?" Siege of the city, Cao Cao still understands a little, but for what Guo Jia said about the border, he doesn't know much, after Guo Jia said the first two intentions of the siege, he asked again.

Cao Cao asked twice in a row, and a smile appeared on the corner of Guo Jia's mouth, and he said to him: "Three, the siege of the city is still to trap the city, but it has the purpose of besieging the enemy in the city, and then gradually encroaching on the surrounding boundaries to feed me with the enemy!" ”

Listening to Guo Jia's explanation, Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and only said to Guo Jia after a while: "If King Qin adopts this strategy, he will suffer a lot of constraints if he bypasses Shouchun and annexes the surrounding areas as Feng Xiao said earlier!" ”

"Exactly!" Guo Jia nodded, then raised his face to look at the top of the handsome tent, and was silent for a moment before saying to Cao Cao: "The King of Qin, with Lu Bu as the main general, is attacking Shouchun, and he has already set out to recruit heroes from all over the world!" Ming Gong will face the enemy of King Qin in the future, and I am afraid that there will be a few more variables! ”

From Guo Jia's expression, there was a little worry, and Cao Cao's mood suddenly became a little nervous.

Since Guo Jia threw himself into his account, he had never seen Guo Jia show such an expression.

If it weren't for the fact that the situation had really reached a very serious situation, Guo Jia would definitely not have looked so solemn.

Yuan Shu set a strategy of concentrating his forces to defend Shouchun, and two days later, Zhang Xun, who had obtained the will, also prepared his troops and horses, set off from Jiujiang, and advanced all the way to Shouchun.

Liu Wei, who set out from Luoyang one step earlier than Zhang Xun, led the army to the bank of Huaishui and ordered the army to be stationed in place and not to cross the river for the time being.

Liu Wei's order made Lu Bu, as the main general, very puzzled.

After being stationed on the shore of Huaishui for two days, Lu Bu, who always felt guilty for betraying Liu Wei earlier, finally failed to suppress the doubts in his heart and went to Liu Bian's handsome tent to ask to see Liu Wei.

In the handsome tent, Liu Wei was playing against Tai Shi Ci, who was protecting him, and when he heard Lu Bu asking to see him, he smiled at Tai Shi Ci and said: "After all, the main general of the army still can't hold back his anxiety and comes to talk to this king!" ”

Tai Shici, who had already asked Liu Wei why he was stationed on the bank of Huaishui, heard him say this, smiled slightly, and said to him: "Any human general, after the army reaches the side of the river, if there is no enemy army on the other side, he will take advantage of the situation to cross the river. His Royal Highness's move, don't say Lu Bu, even the last general is incomprehensible! If it weren't for His Highness's order, the last general still doesn't know why he suddenly stopped his march! ”

A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, and Liu Wei instructed the tent guards: "Please ask Lu Wenhou to come in and want to see!" ”

After receiving Liu Wei's instructions, the soldiers who entered the tent to report turned around and went out of the tent, and said to Lu Bu, who was waiting outside: "Marquis Wen, Your Highness is invited!" ”

Hearing that Liu Wei invited him into the tent, Lu Bu opened the curtain and walked into the tent, stood beside the curtain and bowed to Liu Wei with his fists in his fist and said, "The last general has seen His Highness!" ”

Looking up at Lu Bu, Liu Wei beckoned to him with a smile on his face and said, "Feng Xian, let's take a look at this game, who is the priority between this king and Ziyi?" ”

Glancing at the low table between Liu Wei and Tai Shici, and seeing that there was a chessboard on the table, and black, black, white and white chess pieces were still placed on the chessboard, Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, maintained a posture of clenching his fists, and asked Liu Bi: "Our army has arrived at the shore of Huaishui, as long as we cross Huaishui, we will arrive at Shouchun in a few days!" Why is His Highness stationed troops on the north bank of Huaishui? Wouldn't that delay the military aircraft? ”

"Sometimes delaying military aircraft is not a bad thing!" Falling on the chessboard, Liu Wei raised his head and looked at Lu Bu, with an indifferent smile on the corner of his mouth, and said to Lu Bu: "The Huainan army has not yet been arranged, and our army is invincible when it crosses the river, so why should we cross the river earlier?" ”

"Your Highness!" Liu Bian's words stunned Lu Bu, he blinked his eyes twice, strode closer to Liu Bian, and bowed down again and said: "The last general has received a military report, and Yuan Shu has already transferred Zhang Xun from Jiujiang to lead an army of 100,000 to Shouchun!" ”

"This king is waiting for his army of 100,000!" As soon as Lu Bu's words were finished, Liu Wei stood up and said to him: "With Fengxian, what will happen to Yuan Shu's 100,000 army when it arrives in Shouchun? ”

"It must be a fight to the death with our army!" Looking at Liu Wei with a confused expression, Lu Bu blinked his eyes twice and said: "Although our army is strong, the combat strength of the Huainan army is not weak!" 70,000 against 100,000, even if we win, our army is afraid that it will not be able to capture Shouchun! ”

"Not really!" With one hand behind his back, Liu Wei waved his other hand at Lu Bu and said: "Right now, our army is coming to the city, Yuan Shu only thinks about defending Shouchun, and he doesn't dare to start a decisive battle with our army outside Shouchun City!" Even if Zhang Xun's 100,000 army arrives in Shouchun, I am afraid that it will enter the city, and the defenders in the city will stabilize the city defense! ”

"What Your Highness said is really true!" After listening to Liu Wei's analysis of Yuan Shu, Lu Bu frowned slightly, and said with some uncertainty: "But what if it ......"

"In case Zhang Xun confronts our army in a formation outside the city, our army can turn its back to Xiangling, enter the mountains, send a small number of soldiers and horses many times, attack Zhang Xun, and take the opportunity to rob the Huainan army of grain and grass!" Before Lu Bu's words were finished, Liu Wei interrupted him and said, "Zhang Xun must be unbearable and return to the city!" ”

Looking at Liu Wei with a stunned face, Lu Bu opened his mouth slightly, and after a while, he said, "Didn't Your Highness have a plan?" ”

"Exactly!" Nodding at Lu Bu, Liu Wei said to him: "When Zhang Xun's army arrived in Shouchun, many people saw the increase in the strength of the enemy army, but they didn't see the increase in consumption in Shouchun City!" As long as our army guards outside the city, so that the Huainan army cannot go out of the city, within two months, Shouchun will be broken! ”

Before entering the tent, Lu Bu, who was full of doubts about Liu Bian's sudden order to station a large army on the north bank of the Huai River, listened to his explanation, although there were still some things that he didn't think about too clearly, but he knew that Liu Bian's order definitely had a deeper meaning.

Looking at Liu Wei, Lu Bu frowned slightly, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

Seeing that although Lu Bu no longer asked why he was stationed on the north bank of the Huai River, but there were still some doubts on his face, Liu Wei beckoned him and Tai Shi Ci and said, "Feng Xian, Ziyi, and come with this king!" ”

After speaking, Liu Wei had already stepped out of the handsome tent.

After glancing at each other with Tai Shi Ci, Lu Bu followed out of the handsome tent, and Tai Shi Ci, who was standing on the inside of the handsome tent, saw that the two had walked out of the tent, and hurriedly stepped to follow.

Out of the tent, Liu Wei first stood outside the tent and glanced in the direction of the Huai River, and then walked towards the bank of the Huai River.

Lu Bu and Tai Shici followed closely behind him, both of them still hadn't figured out why Liu Wei suddenly wanted to go to the bank of the Huai River.

The place where the army was stationed was only a hundred steps away from the Huai River.

Out of the barracks, Liu Wei waved his hand at a group of guards who were about to follow, and asked those guards to retreat, only taking Lu Bu and Tai Shici towards the Huai River.

This section of the Huai River near the garrison of the army is relatively wide, and the water flow is not very turbulent.

There is a big difference between the Huai River and the bank here, and the height of the river surface and the banks on both sides is dozens of steps.

Standing on the bank and looking down, the Huai River is like a shining silver belt, flowing slowly from west to east.

Standing on the bank, looking at the clear Huai River, Liu Wei said to Lu Bu and Tai Shici who followed behind: "The river here is gentle, and it is very easy for our army to cross the river!" Once the Huainan army approached the shore, the king could immediately lead the army across the river and fight the enemy on the other side! ”

"When the Huainan army approaches, our army will cross the river again, and once there is a delay, the enemy army can attack it halfway!" After listening to Liu Wei's words, Lu Bu said with some concern: "Your Highness is stationed here, it is better to lead the army to cross the Huai River and camp on the opposite side of the riverbank!" ”

"Our army is coming from Luoyang, if the Huainan army has the heart to defend the Huai River, I am afraid that soldiers and horses have already been deployed on the other side!" Looking at the opposite side of the empty river bank, Liu Wei narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Yuan Shu just wants to keep Shouchun, how can this king not give him a chance to gather soldiers and horses?" If there are more than 100,000 Huainan troops gathered in Shouchun City, our army will have won most of this battle! ”