Chapter 715

Cao Cao ordered to dig trenches around Shuxian county and Jiangdong army stronghold outside the city to prevent the two Jiangdong armies from exchanging goods.

Forty thousand Cao troops dug out deep trenches during the day. At night, Jiangdong army rushed out like a night mouse, and filled the trench with force. When he got up the next day, Cao Jun saw that the trench had been filled up and leveled by the Jiangdong army. One by one, he was furious, and then continued to excavate. The Jiangdong army, however, was quite resilient and undaunted.

Because the Cao army did not attack the city, and the Jiangdong army did not have to defend the city, so digging or filling the trench became the only battle between the two armies, and the two armies fought openly and secretly around the trench.

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Cao's army and Jiangdong army dug trenches one after another, and everyone became good at digging. Some even competed with each other. The war in Shuxian was quite harmonious.

At this time, Luoyang City.

Liu Ye, dressed in a heavy colored Royal uniform, stepped down from the steps of Chongde hall step by step. Guan Hai and dozens of guards followed Liu Ye with full arms. Although he was in the Imperial Palace, Guan Hai was extremely alert. He looked around and saw all kinds of activities.

It was not Guan Hai who was suspicious, but because an assassination case broke out a few days ago.

Two days ago, Liu Ye was walking in the palace when a small eunuch came up and stabbed him with a dagger in his hand. However, the little eunuch was careless in exercising, so Liu Ye pinched his wrist and threw it out.

But after the inspection, the dagger was quenched with toxin. Fortunately, there was no bleeding. Otherwise, I was afraid of life. Jia Xu immediately arranged for people to torture the little eunuch, and finally came to the conclusion that the eunuch was the loyal loyalty of Liu Bian, the king of the northern land. When Liu Bian fled to the East, he did not take him with him.

Later, Liu Bian fled to Pengcheng and was ordered to be deposed by Liu Ye. The little eunuch harbored a grudge, so he waited for an opportunity to assassinate Liu Ye.

Fortunately, there is no danger, but Jia Xu proposed to take this opportunity to carry out a thorough clean-up to kill the forces dissatisfied with Liu Ye. Liu Ye did not allow it, but ordered a thorough investigation of eunuchs and palace people who had been close to Liu Bian and exiled out of the palace. At the same time, many Huben guards were sent as sentries. People in Luoyang City cursed these eunuchs and praised Liu Ye's benevolence.

Step on it!

A guard suddenly stepped forward a few steps and reported: "the great general, Shizhong, shangshuling and Changshi have been waiting in the general's mansion."

"Well, I'll go."

Liu Ye walked out of the palace, immediately got into the carriage, and all the way back to the general's house, walked into it.

"I've seen the general."

Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Xun you and others all stand up to salute Liu Ye.

"Sit down."

Liu Ye sits on the cushion and waves his hand at will. After Xun you sits down, he opens his mouth.

"It's said that Cao mengde launched an attack on Lujiang, and is now at war with Zhou Yu?" Liu Ye asks Guo Jiaxun.

"General Hui, that's exactly what happened."

Guo Jia arched his hand and said, "it is said that Cao Cao sent 100000 troops to the south of Lujiang River to sweep the north of the river in one fell swoop."

"100000?" Liu Ye laughs: "Cao mengde's total number of troops may be no more than 100000. There are 30000 people in Jizhou and Yanzhou alone. Where does he come from?"

"Naturally, the 100000 people were falsely claimed. According to the estimation, Cao Cao led the army by 40000 to 60000." Guo Jia replied.

"That's not a small number..."

Liu Ye stroked his black beard and asked, "what about Zhou Yu?"

"Zhou Yu's army should be between 20000 and 30000. I heard that a military stronghold was built outside Shuxian County, which became a hornet with Shuxian county. Cao Cao only besieged Shu county and the military stronghold, but did not attack."

"It's interesting to surround without attacking."

Liu Ye is familiar with the character and tactics of Cao Cao and Zhou Yu, but he can't tell what Cao Cao wants to do.

"Cao mengde and Zhou Gongjin are both talents of the first generation. The struggle between the two armies may last a long time, which is a good thing for our army." Xun you said slowly.

"Yes, the two tigers are fighting. Our army can be Bian Zhuangzi."

"Well..."

Liu Ye pondered for a while and suddenly asked, "what's going on in Hanzhong recently?"

Jia Xu arched his hand and said, "Zhang Lu attacked Hanzhong County under the order of Liu Yan, and killed Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong county. Now he is supporting his troops with self-respect. However, after Liu Yan died three years ago, his youngest son, Liu Zhang, ascended the throne. The relationship between Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu was not harmonious. Zhang Lu looked down on Liu Zhang, while Liu Zhang was dissatisfied with Zhang Lu's disobedience to orders, so the contradiction became deeper and deeper. "

"Just last year, Liu Zhang killed Zhang Lu's family, and since then Yizhou and Hanzhong have been fighting each other!"

Zhang Luben, a general under Liu Yan's command, naturally wanted to keep his family members in Yizhou to show his loyalty when he raised troops to attack Hanzhong.

"Liu Zhang killed Zhang Lu's family, and then ordered Pang Xi to lead the prefect of Ba County. However, Pang Xi was driven away by Zhang Lu. Now Zhang Lu occupied Hanzhong and Bajun, and implemented lenient policies. As a result, tens of thousands of people moved to Hanzhong during the turmoil in Guanzhong, and the local Ba people were willing to obey Zhang Lu, even though he had only two counties, at least twenty or thirty thousand troops. "When Jia Xu said this, he suddenly laughed: "Zhang Lu ruled Hanzhong with the wudoumi cult. Because those who joined the sect needed to turn in the five Dou rice sect, it was called wudoumi cult."

"Those who are new to the religion are called ghosts and soldiers; the small leaders in the five Dou rice cult are called sacrificial wine; the big head leaders are called military teachers' sacrificial wine, but they are not in the imperial court."

"Hum!"

Liu Ye snorted coldly: "if you can't do the official position of the imperial court, you are really a traitor."

"The geographical position of Hanzhong county is very important. As the saying goes, if Yizhou can have Hanzhong, it will have the pedal that swept through the three Qin Dynasties; if Guanzhong has Hanzhong, it will have a forward base to attack Yizhou." Guo Jia's analysis.

The geographical position of Hanzhong is very important. At first, Liu Bang was enfeoffed to Yizhou by Xiang Yu, but Liu Bang bribed Xiang Bo, so Xiang Bo persuaded Xiang Yu to give Hanzhong to Liu Bang as a fief.

As a result, after Liu Bang owned Hanzhong, it was with the method of "building the plank road in the open and crossing the Chencang secretly" that Liu Bang went out of Sichuan in one fell swoop, and then swept through the three Qin Dynasties to compete with Xiang Yu.

Later, Sima Zhao ordered the destruction of Shu, which was also the first to capture Hanzhong County, which made Shuhan lose its northern barrier. Only then did he March several ways and destroy Shuhan. It can be said that Hanzhong is a key. Whoever can master Hanzhong will open the door of Yizhou or Sanqin.

"In this case, let's seize Hanzhong first while Cao Cao and Zhou Yu are at war."

Liu Ye ordered: "order Ma Teng to gather troops and horses in the direction of Chang'an, and let Zhang jaw be ready in Nanyang. When the time comes, both sides will advance together and swallow up Hanzhong."

"The general, in fact, still has a third way to go, so we don't need our army to provide food and grass."

Guo Jia suddenly said with a smile.

"Oh? Which is the third way? Let's hear from fengxiao. " Liu Ye said with great interest.