In the front hall of King Qin's mansion, it was full of staff and generals under Liu Wei.

Everyone's eyes were on Liu Bian, waiting for him to give instructions.

Looking around at the people in the hall, Liu Wei's brows were tightly locked, and he said to everyone: "Earlier, Zilong and General Yan Liang captured Guan Yu, but yesterday evening, Guan Yu was actually released!" ”

Of the people in the hall, some people already knew the news that Guan Yu was let go, and some people didn't know.

Hearing Liu Biao say that Guan Yu was released, everyone was stunned for a moment, and those who didn't know that Guan Yu had run away all looked at Liu Bian with shocked faces.

The prison in Luoyang City is heavily guarded, and everyone knows about it.

Escaping from prison is not an easy task, but for ordinary people, it is simply as difficult as the sky.

"This king does not want to pursue this matter!" Looking around at everyone, Liu Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said to them: "This king summoned you and others here, not specifically for this matter, but to ask you and others, how to attack Cao Jun, is it appropriate?" ”

Liu Wei had already expressed his intention to make a move on Cao Jun, and everyone in the hall did not respond immediately, but looked at each other, although they did not discuss with each other, they all wanted to see their thoughts from each other's faces.

Everyone in the hall was silent for a moment, Pang Tong stood up, clasped his fists and bowed to Liu Wei and said: "Your Highness, if our army wants to approach Xudu from Luoyang, Xuanyuan Pass is the only way to go. It's just that the terrain of Xuanyuan Pass is dangerous, and it is difficult for the army to deploy, which is really not conducive to the war! If His Highness wants to enter the Cao army, he should bypass the Xuanyuan Pass! ”

"What Shi Yuan said is not bad!" Pang Tong spoke first, and Chen Gong also stood up, clasped his fists and said to Liu Wei: "But His Majesty thinks that our army has bypassed Xuanyuan Pass, and the place to attack is not Xudu, but Xuanyuan Pass!" ”

Earlier, some people proposed to attack Xuanyuan Pass, take the pass, and crusade against Cao Cao in the future, so that they could drive straight in.

Liu Wei also thought about this problem, and after listening to Chen Gong's words, he nodded and said to Chen Gong: "The words of the public platform are exactly what they want, but Cao Jun has a lot of precautions against our army, and our army is afraid that no matter which road it chooses, Cao Jun will definitely intercept it in front!" What do you think our army should do before it can be taken by surprise? ”

Liu Wei's question undoubtedly stopped everyone.

Yuan Shao's army went south, and Cao Cao was most afraid of the Qin army, and he must have done his best to monitor the Qin army, and it was not easy to avoid the eyes and ears of the Cao army and attack Xuanyuan Pass from behind.

Everyone was silent, but Xu Shu stood up at this time, clasped his fists and said to Liu Wei: "Your Highness! Your Majesty has a plan! ”

Hearing that Xu Shu said that there was a plan, Liu Wei turned his head to look at him, stretched out his hand to him and made a gesture of invitation: "Yuan Zhi has a plan, only come by pipe!" ”

"Two ways go hand in hand, you can't prevent it!" Maintaining the posture of clenching his fists and bowing, Xu Shu said to Liu Wei: "Our army can be divided into two roads, all the way from Xuanyuan Pass to Xudu, Cao Jun will definitely send troops and horses to intercept at the pass." On the other hand, the army made a detour to the north, making a merger with Yuan Gong's army, and waited until it bypassed Xuanyuan Pass, and then suddenly attacked Xuanyuan Pass, and Cao's army must be unprepared! ”

"Good!" After listening to Xu Shu's strategy, Liu Wei slapped his thigh fiercely and said to Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhi is really a clever plan, so he will follow Yuan Zhi's words!" ”

After praising it, Liu Wei looked around at the generals in the hall and said, "Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Tai Shici, come forward and listen to the order!" ”

As soon as Liu Wei spoke, he asked them to step forward to listen to the order, Lu Bu and the others quickly stood up, strode to the middle of the front hall, and bowed towards Liu Wei with their fists in their hands.

"Lu Bu is the main general, Zhang Liao and Tai Shici are the deputy generals, leading 30,000 soldiers and horses to enter Xuanyuan Pass!" Looking at the three people standing in front of him without blinking, Liu Wei said to them: "After you enter Xuanyuan Pass, you must not start a decisive battle with the Cao army, you can only launch a tentative attack on the Cao army in a small area to delay the Cao army, remember!" ”

"Order!" Clenching his fists and bowing, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, and Tai Shi Ci responded in unison.

When the servants responded, Liu Wei turned his head to look at Wei Yan and the others sitting in the hall, and shouted to them: "Wei Yan, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, come forward and listen to the order!" ”

"The last general!" Earlier, they already knew that Liu Wei would order them to go to the main attack, and when they heard Liu Wei call them, Wei Yan and the others were also excited in their hearts, and they hurriedly stood up, strode to the middle of the front hall, and bowed to face Liu Wei with their fists in their fists.

Looking at the servants, Liu Wei said to them: "You and others are all the newly joined generals of my Great Qin, this time this king will hand over the task of the main attack to you, and I hope you will not let down this king!" ”

"Your Highness, rest assured!" The servants responded almost at the same time, and they all maintained a posture of clenching their fists and bowing their heads.

"Wei Yan is the main general, Yan Liang and Wen Chou are the deputy generals, leading 30,000 soldiers and horses, starting from Luoyang, detouring to Yangcheng Mountain, turning back from Songshan, and attacking the Cao army of Xuanyuan Pass from behind!" Staring at Wei Yan and the others standing in the hall, Liu Wei gave them an order.

The two armies were 30,000 horses, but Wei Yan and the others knew that the 30,000 horses led by Lu Bu and others were just a feint attack on Cao's army at Xuanyuan Pass.

And the 30,000 soldiers and horses they led are the real main attack, once they meet the Cao army, it is bound to fight with real swords and guns.

Compared with Lu Bu and others, the burden on the shoulders of Wei Yan and others is much heavier.

Clenched his fists and bowed his head, and the servants responded in unison: "We will not disgrace our mission!" ”

The chief general of the two armies was assigned, Liu Wei stood up, raised his hand to everyone in the hall, and said loudly: "Everyone, my Great Qin is about to start a full-scale war with Cao Cao, and I hope that you will work together to defeat Cao Cao!" ”

"No!" When Liu Wei's voice fell, everyone in the hall stood up, clenched their fists and bowed in unison.

When Liu Wei dispatched the army, Yuan Shao's army also gathered from all over the country and marched in the direction of Guandu.

Due to the defeat of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, they were sent by Liu Wei to Luoyang, and there was a shortage of generals under Yuan Shao, so Zhang He was temporarily transferred as a vanguard, leading 50,000 soldiers and horses, and arrived in Guandu first.

Cao Cao's army had already been arranged in Guandu, just waiting for Yuan Shao's army to arrive and start a protracted war with Yuan's army.

Leading the army, when he arrived at Guandu, Zhang He stood in front of the battle array, looking at the Cao Jun camp opposite, his face was full of solemnity, and he did not dare to have the slightest contempt for Cao Jun.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou are both fierce generals in Hebei, and they both have the reputation of 10,000 enemies on the battlefield, but as soon as they engage with Cao Jun, they are all defeated like a mountain.

With the lessons of the past, Zhang He would not attack Cao Jun lightly.

When the leader came to Guandu, the only thing he had to do was to wait, waiting for Yuan Shao's army to come.

Cao's army was only 60,000 or 70,000 people, although it was much more than the soldiers and horses under his command, but compared with the entire Yuan Shao army, the number was pitiful.

In this war, no matter who thinks of it, Cao Cao's defeat is far more likely than victory.

Zhang He led the army to camp outside the Cao army's defensive circle, and Cao Cao also stood on the earthen wall built by the Cao army, looking at the Zhang He army that had just arrived.

Seeing Zhang He from a distance, Cao Cao raised his hand and pointed at him, and asked Cao Ren beside him, "Can Zixiao recognize the enemy general?" ”

Following the direction of Cao Cao's finger, Cao Ren saw Zhang He riding on horseback and facing them from afar, and said to Cao Cao: "This person is Zhang He, one of the four court pillars in Hebei, whose reputation is no less than Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and this person is quite strategic, not as reckless as Yan Liang and Wen Chou!" ”

"Hebei is full of talents, but unfortunately Yuan Shao is not used!" Looking at Zhang He, Cao Cao sighed and said to Cao Ren: "Tian Feng and Fu Zhu are all wise people, but Yuan Shao put them in prison and cheapened King Qin!" ”

"King Qin?" When Cao Cao said this, Cao Ren was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes twice, and said with a blank expression: "The King of Qin sent these two people to Luoyang, didn't he want to ask them for their guilt?" ”

"Guilty?" Turning his head and glancing at Cao Ren, Cao Cao showed a strange smile on his face, and said to Cao Ren: "With Zixiao's understanding of King Qin, when did King Qin become such a small-bellied person?" ”

After being stunned for a long time by Cao Cao's question, Cao Ren finally shook his head and said: "King Qin treats people generously, he really is not such a person who wants to put people to death just because of verbal conflicts!" ”

Nodding, Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he sighed lightly and said: "It's a pity that Tian Feng and Frustration, if it can be used for a certain purpose, it must be able to help a certain arm!" ”

Cao Cao has always loved talents, and it is not surprising that Cao Ren has such feelings.

Standing beside Cao Cao, Cao Ren didn't say anything, looking at Zhang He, as if he had understood something from Cao Cao's words.

"Pass the order, tonight, our army will attack the enemy at night!" Looking at the Yuan army in the distance, Cao Cao said to Cao Ren: "Send five thousand soldiers and horses, led by Xiahou Dun, and tell him that he only needs to test the attack, and when the Yuan army counterattacks, he can withdraw, and count him as a credit!" ”

"No!" Clenching his fists and bowing in response, Cao Ren glanced at a personal soldier behind him.

Seeing Cao Ren's eyes, the pro-soldier did not say a word, but just clasped his fists and saluted Cao Ren, and then turned around and ran towards Cao Jun stationed behind.

At the same time that Cao Cao ordered a night attack on Yuan's army, Zhang He, after watching the defensive wall built by Cao's army for a while, also said to an officer behind him: "Cao's army has defense, but our army is in the wilderness, although our army is not much smaller than Cao's army, but the geographical advantage is not as good as the enemy's army." The order went down, and at night the camp was set up, five steps and one post, the soldiers responded to each other, everyone was not allowed to take off their armor, and they were waiting for the day, beware of Cao Jun taking advantage of the night to rob the camp! ”

"No!" The officer first kept his fist in motion, then took two steps back before turning around and running towards the barracks.

After the officer left, Zhang He, who was riding on horseback, still looked at Cao Jun in the distance, and his eyebrows inadvertently showed a little vigilance.