Chapter 504 Sima Yi Sees Through

Lu County.

Yuan Tan was drinking tea in the hall of the county magistrate.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu led a hundred tiger guards to defend the place.

Cao Cao has not stopped the pace of development, and now he is planning Xuzhou again.

Before, Yuan Tan wanted to take Xuzhou unless Cao Cao went to war.

Now, you can't just sit and watch Cao Cao 'steal mines'.

"My lord, Marquis Wen is here." Xu Chu reminded.

Yuan Tan came back to his senses, and saw Lu Bu walking quickly, followed by Li Ru.

"How is it? Have the people left the city?" Yuan Tan asked.

Lu Bu sighed.

Li Rudao: "Sir, I have done a lot of work, but the people are still unwilling to leave the city."

Yuan Tan frowned, "This won't work, my plan won't work if the people don't leave the city."

Judging by the expressions of Lu Bu and the two of them, it was obvious that there was no other way.

Yuan Tan turned the gavel upside down in his hand.

Shaoqing.

There was a snap.

Lu Bu was taken aback.

Yuan Tan stood up, "You tell the common people like this..."

later.

On the head of Lu County, on the streets everywhere.

Soldiers of Lu Bu's army were shouting.

"Folks, Cao Cao is coming soon. He wants to avenge his father by washing Xuzhou with blood. Hundreds of thousands of people have died in Langya City to the west..."

The people did not believe it at first.

But I couldn't hold back the continuous listening.

Started to panic.

The soldiers of Lu Bu's army filled the city and shouted again: "Marquis Wen said that he will not abandon a commoner. If anyone is willing to settle down in Xiapi, please leave the city quickly through the east gate."

"It's too late."

After that, Lu Bujun began to beat the gong.

Bang Bang Bang, the people who knocked panicked.

Someone believed it.

Some people don't believe it.

Those who believed began to leave the city.

Even unbelievers began to believe.

This is human psychology.

For a while, Lu County was in chaos. Fortunately, the army maintained order and the people were able to leave the city quickly.

County government lobby.

This time Lu Bu and Li Ru came in happily.

"My lord, if you succeed, the people have already left the city." Li Ru looked at him with admiration, "My lord is really a clever plan."

Yuan Tan waved his hand, indicating that there was nothing to praise. This is actually not his strategy. It is recorded in the classics of the Three Kingdoms that Liu Bei took the people of Xinye away in this way.

He just came at random.

The only difference between the two.

Liu Bei walked in front, and the people of Xinye followed. After the final retreat, Liu Bei's army preserved its combat effectiveness.

And Yuan Tan really let the people go first, he wants to stay here to count Cao Cao.

As the people left the city, the city became a military city.

The army began to deploy.

Don't be afraid of leaking news.

An hour later.

Yuan Tan rode a horse, accompanied by Lu Bu, to inspect the whole city.

He pointed out: "Here..., in the gutter, in front of and behind the house, a lot of kerosene must be buried."

"My lord, I have used too much fire oil. I will defend Xiapi City in the future..." Lu Bu said.

Yuan Tan shook his hand, "Marquis Wen, if you don't go out and kill Cao's army in large numbers, it will severely damage the morale of the enemy. Xiapi City cannot be defended at all, and it must not be saved. Use as much as you can."

Although he was very firm, he looked worried on Lu Bu's face.

I don't know if this strategy will be successful.

If you can't succeed, you will lose a lot, and Xiapi City will definitely not be able to defend.

However, Lu Bu believed that Yuan Tan would not be careless, because the success or failure of Xuzhou was also related to Yuan Tan's vital interests.

Yuan Tan looked at his words and said, "Marquis Wen, at this moment, I can only do my best and wait for the destiny."

No one can be sure that their strategy will be 100% successful, and Yuan Tan is no exception.

Today, Cao Cao has an absolute crushing advantage in military strength.

Although there are fierce generals like Lu Buxu and Chu Dianwei, Cao Jun is by no means a mob.

Using human sea tactics is simply impossible to resist.

Only by fighting with the extreme ratio of troops can we have a chance to defend Xiapi City.

"Report..., Marquis Wen, Eldest Young Master, the enemy's army is only half a day away from here."

A messenger came.

Yuan Tan raised his head and looked at the sky, "Cao Cao is really a fast soldier. It looks like he is going to take down this city today. Marquis Wen."

Lv Bu nodded, "I have ordered that all the ministries go out of the city to ambush according to the prearrangement. Tonight, if they see the city is on fire, they will harass Cao Cao."

That afternoon.

Only the general Hou Cheng and more than 1,000 soldiers and horses remained in Lu County.

On the top of the city, Hou Cheng looked at the enemy army like an ocean outside, and it was impossible not to be afraid in his heart.

But as the second general under Lu Bu's command, his attitude is relatively calm. That is to say, the general knows his responsibilities and what needs to be done.

outside the city.

Cao Cao's 40,000-strong army spread out, and under the command of generals at all levels, they had already formed an attack formation.

And Cao Cao himself, under the protection of Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, accompanied by Liu Bei, rode his magic horse claw Huang Feidian and circled the city.

The claws are yellow and flying, and the appearance is more majestic than the red rabbit horse, which completely sets off Cao Cao's heroic spirit.

After returning to the west gate, Cao Cao pointed the whip in his hand to the top of the city, and said to Liu Bei indifferently: "How can a small town block my way? I will spend the night in the city tonight."

Liu Bei felt sad, these cities should have belonged to him.

More than ten years of hard work come to naught, and it is impossible for a person without blows.

On the top of the wall, Hou Cheng couldn't hear what Cao Cao said clearly, but from his body language, he could see his contempt for him.

"Cao Mengde is too arrogant, I hope the eldest son's plan can succeed, give me a head-on blow, pass on my order, and all departments will act according to plan!"

Shaoqing.

The rumble of war drums resounded through this ancient land.

Cao Jun began to attack the city.

The flint from the trebuchet shot up into the sky.

Dense arrows rushed towards the city like a swarm of locusts.

Next, the infantry charge.

One after another, the ladders were erected.

However, Cao Jun soldiers who risked their lives to attack the city suddenly found that all the preparations were in vain.

Lu Bu's army only resisted for a while, and the whole army retreated.

"Hahahaha..." Cao Cao easily captured Lu County, and laughed at Liu Bei.

In his view, this is a very normal thing.

It is impossible for Lu Bu to leave his few troops outside.

So for Cao Jun, the only place where there may be some difficulties is Xiapi City.

Cao Cao was looking forward to seeing Yuan Tan in Xiapi, and he would fight the eldest son of the Yuan family again.

This time, take the lead.

At dusk at sunset.

Cao Jun all went to the city to rest.

Since there were no people in the city, they happened to live in from house to house.

Sima Yi was also arranged to live there.

"With Lu Bu as a man, would he care about the people?" Sima Yi didn't expect it to be an empty city without people, and sat in the hall thinking.

At this time, Shi Zhang, his confidant in charge of daily life, brought hot tea.

Sima Yi also asked casually: "Shi Zhang, tell me."

Shi Zhang said: "The subordinates have no plan and dare not talk nonsense, but just looking at this family, you can know that the people here are in a hurry."

Sima Yi didn't drink tea, got up and said, "Yes, the situation is very abnormal. It is said that Yuan Tan is also with Lu Bu, so don't underestimate the enemy. I will go out and take a look at the situation in this city."

...

The last sunset is still hanging in the sky.

Cao Cao is eating in the government office.

Holding very long chopsticks, he likes to eat rice the most, and it is even more delicious when poured in broth.

Also, I think about a lot of things while eating.

It is too important for him to win Xuzhou this time.

Lu Bu did not have many soldiers and horses.

The three brothers Liu Bei can continue to use it.

He will wait for the Yuan family to take the initiative to go south, consume their vitality, and then...

Unify the entire north of the Yangtze River.

How heroic this is.

After a while, Cao Cao bit his chopsticks, "Axi..." He took a deep breath, thinking too much just now.

"My lord, my lord, this empty city is a trick of the enemy!"

Shouts came from outside.

Cao Cao looked up and saw Sima Yi walking quickly.

If it was an ordinary person, he would definitely be very angry that his meal was interrupted.

But at this moment, his hands trembled, and his job was turned upside down on the case table.

"What's going on!" He nervously stood up with chopsticks in hand.

It turned out that after some investigation, Sima Yi found out that there were kerosene in every hidden place.

Mainly concentrated on the roof and in the gutter.

These are the most secretive, a little bit by the rocket, and then out of control.

Cao Cao was shocked before he finished hearing the details, and looked at the young man in front of him gratefully.

The young man was not promoted wrong.

It was obvious that it must be Yuan Tan's conspiracy.

Only this person can come up with such a vicious and unpredictable trick.

"Since there is fire, order the whole army to leave the city immediately!" Now that he had seen through the enemy's plot, Cao Cao calmed down and put down his chopsticks.

"No!" Sima Yi resolutely denied it.

Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi, who was getting more and more excited, and frowned. He knew that there was fire and didn't hide, did he want to die?

"What are you going to say?"

Today is definitely an important day in Sima Yi's life. He saw through the treachery of his arch enemy Yuan Tan.

Hide, absolutely impossible.

Instead, you can take advantage of this excellent situation and strike back.

"My lord, we can pretend to be tricked."

Cao Cao's expression became dignified, and he could naturally tell that this was a trick.

As long as you know there is a fire, you can take precautions against it, and there is certainly not much loss.

And in the darkness, the enemy can't see how much he has lost.

However, the enemy is in the dark and I am in the open, so how to use the tricks is not the point for a while.

"And after that?"

Sima Yi was excited, "My lord, we can send people to the Yishui River in the east to block the upper channel..."

"At that time, the water was shallow, and our army crossed the river. When the enemy came, and saw the shallow water, they would definitely wade in and chase after them. We used the strategy of attacking with water!"

"Hahahahaha." Cao Cao laughed loudly, already calm.

Sit down again, pick up the chopsticks, pick up the upside-down rice bowl, and put the rice scattered on the table back into the bowl.

I took a bite.

Really fragrant.

Said: "Pass my order, all the generals, come to me to meet up within half an hour."

"Here!" Sima Yi strode away.

Cao Cao looked at his back, this young man is not simple, no matter how much experience he has, he will be the mainstay for him to dominate the world and the best candidate to defeat Yuan Tan.

With a smile, he said to himself: "Nephew Yuan Tan, maybe uncle will give you a big surprise tonight."