Chapter 1005 A Two-Pronged Approach

"However, Liu Ye is a man of great talent and strategy, no less than Qi Gong. Ordinary alienation tactics are unlikely to be effective against him. Therefore, our army must adopt a two-pronged approach, supplemented by rumors!"

Xi Zhicai smiled and said: "Our army will spread rumors among Liu Ye's and Liu Bei's armies, saying that Liu Bei has newly acquired Huainan, and plans to connect Yuzhou and Huainan into one, separate them, and negotiate peace with our army. At the same time, he will send surprise troops to raid Luoyang and rescue them. Emperor. And among Liu Bei's army, it is necessary to spread that Liu Ye does not trust Liu Bei and is prepared to depose Liu Bei afterwards."

"As a result, there will inevitably be discord between Liu Ye and Liu Bei, and Liu Bei will definitely slow down his attack on Huainan, and Liu Ye will not easily start a decisive battle with our army."

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Zhicai, Zhicai, you are really my Chen Ping!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Qi. I'm going to cough, cough, cough, cough!"

Xi Zhicai suddenly coughed violently and his face turned red. Cao Cao's expression changed drastically: "Zixiu, Zixiu! Go call the imperial doctor and help Zhicai down. Hurry! Zhicai must not make any mistakes!"

Why did Guo Jia appear back then? It was because of Xi Zhicai's death that Cao Cao, in grief, asked Xun Yu who could replace Xi Zhicai. Xun Yu then recommended Guo Jia to Cao Cao. This shows that Cao Cao actually regarded Guo Jia as Xi Zhicai. As a substitute for Cai, he naturally attaches great importance to Xi Zhicai.

"Follow Zhicai's order and do it quickly." Cao Cao ordered.

"Here!"

Liu Ye in the military camp.

"Mr. Qin, have you heard about the recent rumors?" Jia Xu said to Liu Ye.

Liu Ye nodded: "I heard a little bit about Liu Xuande, right?"

"That's it. I wonder what Mr. Qin thinks? I would like to hear what Mr. Qin thinks." Jia Xu said slowly.

"It's probably Cao Cao's plan to alienate each other. Cao Mengde is very proficient in this move." Liu Ye said with a smile.

"I have the same idea as Duke Qin, but I also think that Liu Xuande has great ambitions and must be guarded against him." Jia Xu said seriously.

Liu Ye nodded: "Well, that's true, but our army shouldn't act too hastily. If he really rebels, the gains will outweigh the losses. It's better to test it out."

"How do you want to test Duke Qin?"

"How about ordering Liu Xuande to attack Hefei quickly?"

"Okay, let's see if Liu Xuande listens to the instructions and not the announcement, and if he shows any signs of the opposite." At this point, Jia Xu closed his mouth.

"Well, give the order."

Hefei, in Liu Bei's military camp.

"General Zuo, Duke Qin has an order, please General Zuo immediately mobilize troops and horses to capture Hefei as soon as possible and completely pacify Huainan." A Xiliang Army envoy said to Liu Bei.

"Bei understands. Please go back and tell Duke Qin. Bei will strive to capture Hefei as soon as possible to serve the court." Liu Bei replied.

"In this case, I will report the truth to Qi Gong. General Zuo, I will take my leave."

After that, the Xiliang Army envoy went out, and only Liu, Guan, and Zhang were left in the tent, and Zhao Yun was not there.

"Brother, what do you think Mr. Qin really thinks? He doesn't really doubt us, does he?" Zhang Fei, who is outspoken, doesn't have to be shy about Liu Bei and Guan Yu. He said directly: "Does Mr. Qin really doubt us?"

"It's hard to say." Guan Yu gently stroked his long beard: "Not only Qin Gong, there are many people around him. These people will inevitably add fuel to jealousy in Qin Gong's ears. Now the reason why Qin Gong ordered our army to attack Hefei quickly is because he is also You are suspicious and come to test our army."

Liu Bei nodded: "What Yunchang said is right, but you are all my brothers, so it doesn't matter if I speak frankly to you. I am indeed a little dissatisfied with Duke Qin. His treatment of the emperor is really too much. How can a person who is a minister be granted a title without authorization?" Jiuxi?"

The title of Jiuxi has always been a symbol of powerful ministers, and the emperor Liu Xie is now an adult. When he was not an adult, Liu Ye would have interfered with the government affairs. Now that Liu Xie is an adult, the emperor should personally govern. How can Liu Ye be allowed to control the government affairs? Woolen cloth?

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also nodded. They only followed Liu Bei's lead. After all, they had been with Liu Bei for so many years. Listening to Liu Bei's talk every day, their ears were almost covered with calluses. Naturally, they all wanted to help the Han Dynasty. However, Liu Ye's surname is Liu anyway, so Liu Bei's dissatisfaction with Liu Ye is not as strong as Cao Cao's.

"However, the first priority should be to defeat Cao Cao's thieves at the moment. Emperor Gaozu once said that Liu's surname is the king, and the most meritorious officials are the marquis. However, Cao Cao arbitrarily created a public title and established a new emperor, which is even more abominable."

Liu Bei ordered: "Second brother, third brother, order to reward the soldiers. From tomorrow, the whole army will besiege Hefei from all sides. Hefei must be captured within half a month!"

"Here!"

The next day, Liu Bei's tens of thousands of Yuzhou troops gathered outside Hefei in Jiujiang mobilized and launched a fierce attack on Hefei.

"kill!"

boom! Whoosh whoosh!

Tens of thousands of Yuzhou troops were seen surrounding the city of Hefei on all sides, leaving no gates behind. Apparently they intended to admonish Cao's army in Hefei City, leaving no hope of escape to the other side.

The Yuzhou army mobilized countless charge chariots, thunder chariots and archers to attack the city of Hefei from all sides. Countless soldiers who first climbed up the ladder climbed to the city wall and started a bloody battle with Cao Jun.

"Arrow, quick!"

"We must defend the city and not let the enemy troops rush in!"

Xiahou Dun, who had only one eye left, stood on the top of the city and shouted loudly to boost the morale of Cao's army. Although the Yuzhou Army attacked fiercely, because the gates on all sides were blocked, Cao Jun had no way out even if he wanted to escape. Therefore, Cao Jun in the city resisted very resolutely.

"Throw!"

Countless rolling logs and stones were thrown under the city by the defenders, knocking the Yuzhou army off the ladder and making screams.

Whether it was the Yuzhou Army attacking the city or the Cao Army defending the city, the number of casualties was increasing sharply. Liu Bei received Liu Ye's order, so he ordered the Yuzhou Army to attack the city fiercely, while Cao Jun desperately defended Hefei City. Fortunately, Hefei It is a fortified city second only to Shouchun, which is why Xiahou Dun led his army to withdraw into Hefei.

The Yuzhou Army attacked the city for a whole day. When night fell, the sound of ringing gold was heard in the camp. The Yuzhou Army who was attacking the city slowly retreated, carried back the ladders, and transported back the rush carts and thunderbolt carts.

The originally strong city of Hefei was riddled with holes and ruins after so many days of attack by the Yuzhou Army.

"General Yuan Rang, if we continue to fight like this, Hefei City may not be able to sustain for three days, and the soldiers will suffer serious casualties." Zhu Ling reported.

"I know, but how can I surrender?"

Xiahou Dun ordered: "Send the order and give everyone extra food. Make sure you are full and hold on for a few more days."