Chapter 1008: The Choice of Tuberose

Tuberose and Charlie Cao both looked at each other speechless, but it was inevitable that they would need to delay sending troops. Fortunately, both families had already assembled tens of thousands of troops before the troops were sent out, just to cover up others' eyes and not do it with any fanfare. Now that the war has begun, there is no need to worry about anything. It will only take two or three days for the reinforcements of the two to arrive. By the time, the two of them will have two forces and sweep across Qingzhou.

In order to send troops to Qingzhou this time, Cao Cao actually gave the two of them a lot of benefits. Not only did he own all the cities occupied by Nocturne, Cao Cao also supported Nocturne with tens of thousands of weapons and hundreds of thousands of property. As for Cao Charlie, he can use the proceeds from the siege, and the lost Tiger Guards will be replenished by Cao Cao's army.

After the two discussed the next troop dispatch route and cooperation issues between the two sides, they returned to the military camp.

Returning to his own central army, Ye Laixiang looked at Xi Zhicai and said: "Military advisor, I didn't expect that the combat power of the Eastern Expeditionary Army's barracks would be so strong. It seems that my choice was right. If we don't restrict Huangfu Chao's With the development of Bo, we will have no choice but to surrender.”

"My lord, do you regret it?" Xi Zhicai looked at his lord with a playful expression and said;

Tuberose shook her head: "No, I have never regretted it, I just feel a little emotional."

Looking at his lord's appearance, Xi Zhicai couldn't help but think of his lord's words when Xun You came to Langya to lobby for an alliance.

After Xun You left, Xi Zhicai specifically asked Ye Laixiang: "Has the Lord made a decision?"

Tuberose answered him affirmatively: "We have already made the decision. Connect with Cao Cao and send troops to Qingzhou!"

"Why did my lord choose this way?"

"Because Cao Cao is weak and Huangfu Chaobo is strong, if we don't take this opportunity to limit Huangfu Chaobo's development speed, I'm afraid we won't even have the ability to fight Huangfu Chaobo. If we can contact Cao Cao, Huangfu will The capture of Qingzhou by Chaobo will definitely weaken its development."

"Once Cao Cao is able to seize Huangfu Chaobo's Qingzhou, the outlet of the river will be under the control of the Cao and Yuan families. Maybe Huangfu Chaobo's navy will not be able to leave the river. By then, Huangfu Chaobo and the North and South The connection in both directions will be interrupted, his horses and grain will not be able to be transported back, and his development will be seriously affected. "

Every time Nocturne said something, Xi Zhicai nodded slightly to express his agreement. Seeing Xi Zhicai's agreement, Nocturne's eyes became brighter and brighter. Then, he quickly walked to the map and pointed at one of them. The place said: "One more thing is that I have taken a liking to this place. If we can capture this place, the Langya Army can also develop a naval force. By then, there will be no need to fear the encirclement of Cao Cao's army."

What Ye Laixiang is interested in is Qing*dao City, Huangfu Chaobo's navy powerhouse.

"Pah, pah, pah..." After Ye Laixiang finished speaking, Xi Zhicai couldn't help but clapped his hands softly: "Yes, my lord is indeed far-sighted, Zhicai admires him very much!"

"The military advisor has been rewarded. However, I would like to ask the military advisor to carefully plan how to proceed in this matter." Nose primrose said a little embarrassedly;

Now that the two had reached a consensus, they quickly discussed how to obtain sufficient benefits from the war between the two families. Subsequently, with the efforts of Xi Zhicai, the Langya Army and Cao Cao Army quickly formed an alliance. In the following months, the two families created some small frictions at the border between Langya and the East China Sea from time to time, creating trouble for the Eastern Expedition Army. The spy caused the two families to turn against each other.

In addition to this, Ye Laixiang began to continuously mobilize troops and horses to the south, giving the illusion of preparing for an expedition to the East China Sea. In fact, he was constantly moving all his elite soldiers and horses to Tobu in the far north in a deceptive way. city, and then wait for the best time to send troops.

After the beginning of spring, Taishan Cao Charlie's 20,000-strong army also sneaked into a town outside Dongwu City to hide in accordance with the prior agreement. The two families began to quietly wait for the outbreak of war between Cao Cao's army and the Eastern March Army.

As expected,

In early March, the Zhengdong Army took the lead in launching an attack on Cao Cao's army. Later, the Yuzhou Army and Sun Ce's Army also launched an attack on Cao Cao's army. However, when faced with the inquiries from Huangfu Chaobo's envoy, Ye Laixiang always responded with troops, money and food. Try your best to shirk it on the grounds that it is not in place.

When news came that Cao Cao's army, Xia Houyuan's army of hundreds of thousands, had invaded Beihai, and Xu Rong's army had withdrawn to Jixian County, the two men gathered an army of 60,000, sneaked outside Qianqiu City, and launched a violent attack.

However, the two of them failed to calculate that the Eastern Expeditionary Army's combat barracks was so powerful. When facing two families with 10,000 special troops, they were able to cause nearly half of their casualties, causing both families to suffer losses all at once. heavy.

"In the opinion of the military advisor, what should we do next?" Tuberose asked;

Ye Laixiang's question made Xi Zhicai suddenly wake up from his deep thoughts. He thought for a while and said: "According to the strategy we first formulated, after capturing Qianqiu, we will follow the defeated troops and fail to attack, and then Taking Qing* Island directly, our army has suffered heavy losses, and the Eastern Expeditionary Army has failed to withdraw its troops. Now that it has taken precautions, it is almost impossible to take it lightly. "

After a brief pause, Xi Zhicai continued: "In my opinion, the lord can put him down first, then send out more powerful troops, and then go all the way east..."

Xi Zhicai's words made Ye Laixiang's eyes light up, and he said: "Sir, what you want is to take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Eastern Expedition Army in Beihai is still fighting against Cao Cao's army and Zhou Xuan, while the main force of the Donglai Army is greatly damaged, control as much territory as possible, and then turn back." Isn’t it better to attack Qing*dao?”

Yue Lai Xiang has come to his senses. What is real? The territory is real. With dozens of counties, his strength will be even stronger. As for the docks and other things, he can build them slowly. After listening to Ye Lai Xiang's words, Xi Zhicai gently hugged his short beard, with a teachable demeanor.

"Okay, just as the military advisor said, after the army arrives, I will arrange Zhao Yu to defend Qianqu and personally lead Xu Sheng's army to go to war." After considering it, Ye Lai Xiang immediately decided;

"There is one more thing, the lord needs to make arrangements early." Xi Zhicai said;

"Please speak, military advisor!"

"The idea of ​​alliance is originally a combination of interests. This time, the alliance with Cao's army, whether it can severely damage the Zhengdong Army or not, Cao Cao's army's next target may be our Langya Army, so the lord needs to make preparations early, whether it is the deployment of troops in the southern cities or the newly occupied Qingzhou cities, it needs to be arranged as soon as possible, the sooner the better!"

Yue Lai Xiang was suddenly startled, bowed and said: "Military advisor is right, I have learned from you!"