"The lord is here?"

Zhuge Liang and the other four were shocked after hearing this.

You know, Liu Chuang had sent someone to deliver a letter saying that he was going to give up the county and retreat to Hebei.

However, before retreating, he planned to teach Cao Peng a lesson...so he was expected to arrive in Jizhou in December.

Who knows...

"When will the lord arrive?"

"Arriving in Neihuang last night, I came across the river early this morning."

Yesterday, Zhuge Liang and others checked the terrain in Liyang, but they didn't expect that Liu Chuang would come at this time.

Zhuge Liang immediately reacted, "Please inform the lord quickly and say we are asking for a meeting."

"The lord said that after you arrive, just go there, he is waiting for you in the big tent."

Zhuge Liang suddenly grabbed Xiao Ling, "Zisheng, what are the lords dissatisfactions?"

"Dissatisfied?" Xiao Lingxian was stunned, then smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, the lord looks very calm and there is no dissatisfaction."

Zhuge Liang then breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Zhang Liao and the other two, and then headed straight to the central army's tent.

When he arrived outside the central army's tent, he saw Xu Chu standing with his arms in his arms.

After seeing Zhuge Liang and the other four, his eyelids drooped, as if they hadn't seen each other.

This also made the four of them confused. You should know that they have a good relationship with Xu Chu. Why did Xu Chu react when he saw the four of them?

However, they didn't know how to ask, so they came to the tent and said, "See Zhuge Liang (Zhang Liao, Pang De, Zhang He).

"Come in."

Liu Chuang's loud voice came from the big tent.

Listening to the sound, it was very calm. It seemed that nothing happened.

Zhuge Liang and the other two quickly walked into the tent, but saw Liu Chuang standing in the middle of the tent.

In front of Liu Chuang, there was a huge sand table. Zhuge Liang and the other four recognized it at a glance that the sand table was the geographical sand table of Li Yang. Moreover, there were very clear deployments of Cao's troops on the sand table. Even some secret whistles that they had not discovered were marked clearly on the sand table.

Zhuge Liang immediately realized that this must have been done by Sima Yi!

Now, he also knew that Sima Yi had an extremely powerful intelligence agency in his hands, and it was directly under Liu Chuang's command and dispatch.

Zhuge Liang was also very curious about this institution.

He was not sure about the composition of this institution. But he knew the magic of this institution.

For example, Liu Tailin of the Zhenbao Pavilion, and Liu Guang in the Battle of Qingzhou... These people were not known before this. However, they played a huge role in the war. The reason why Yecheng was defeated was due to Liu Tailin's hidden secretly; the Gaotang soldiers were occupied without blood, and it was also because of Liu Guang's appearance. It is said that Sima Yi also played a huge role in the previous Liaodong Rebellion. All of this shows that Sima Yi's position around Liu Chuang is getting higher and higher, which also made Zhuge Liang feel inexplicably nervous.

At the same time, Zhuge Liang also admired Sima Yi very much.

He knew that the establishment of such an institution could not be completed overnight, but also requires a huge amount of effort.

It is true that Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi have differences, but he will not deliberately belittle or underestimate Sima Yi for this... Being able to take charge of such an institution is also a kind of ability. At least in Zhuge Liang's opinion, if he had done it, he might not have done it better than Sima Yi.

The sand table in front of Liu Chuang must have been created by Sima Yi.

This guy really knew Liu Chuang’s needs, and his reaction was so fast...

"Master!"

Zhuge Liang and the other four bowed and bowed.

Liu Chuang looked down at the sand table without raising his head.

He just waved his hand, "You have also investigated Li Yang's geography to see if there are any omissions?"

The four of them hurriedly walked to the sand table and looked carefully.

It has to be said that this sand table was extremely exquisitely made, and the deployment of Cao's army was clearly investigated. Even the layout of their camp and some unknown details were marked very clearly. Zhang Liao and the other two couldn't help but take a breath and praise him. Zhuge Liang looked at the sand table with his brows frowned... He was not jealous of Sima Yi's contribution, but because on the sand table, he saw more things that could not be found outside Liyang City. These also made him feel a headache.

"What if I bombarded this place with the sky thunder fire?"

Liu Chuang pointed to Gaoling where Cao Xiu went down to the village, looked up at Zhuge Liang and asked.

Zhuge Liang observed carefully for a while and said softly: "Where Cao Wenlie went to the village, it was quite immediately.

There is a gentle slope of four miles here, suitable for cavalry charges. But our army cannot get any guarantee... With the current power of the stone cart, it is difficult to hit his camp, and it cannot cause too much damage. Moreover, the Tianlei Fire was used twice, and the Cao army must have been prepared. If the Tianlei Fire cannot be thrown into the Cao army's camp, its effect will be reduced by 30 to 40%.

"I think so too."

Liu Chuang nodded, rubbed his temples and sat down on the Taishi chair.

He had previously voluntarily withdrew from the county and arranged a large amount of supplies, food and grass to try to attract Cao Peng to pursue...

For this reason, he ordered Ma Chao and Xu Chu to prepare for an ambush. However, Cao Peng refused to be fooled. It was not until the Han army completely retreated across the river that Cao's army entered the county. This also made Liu Chuang's various arrangements go east and made Liu Chuang even more angry.

But now that things have come to this point, he can't ask Cao Peng to come and attack.

In desperation, Liu Chuang retreated to Hebei and ordered Ma Dai to stay in Gaotang.

Subsequently, he arranged for Ma Chao to be the prefect of Pingyuan County and ordered Xu You to assist. At the same time, he also told Xu You to build a port at the mouth of the Yellow River.

After arriving in Xipingchang, Liu Chuang had a secret talk with Taishi Ci.

After discussing with Taishici, Liu Chuang decided to send Taishici to Donglai... Taishici was from Donglai and was once an official from Donglai. Although he was not a prominent family in Donglai, he had a very famous reputation in Donglai County. When he returned to Donglai, he could greatly appease the hearts of Donglai people.

At this point, Taishici has innate advantages.

Moreover, Taishi Ci has both military strategy and strategy, and his temperament is much better than Gan Ning.

He and Lu Xun cooperated well.

Taishici himself was quite interested in returning to Donglai. He thought that he had no choice but to leave Donglai. Now that he has achieved success and fame, he can be said to have returned home in glory. Therefore, after Liu Chuang mentioned this matter to him, Taishici immediately agreed. He carefully discussed some details with Liu Chuang. On the day when Liu Chuang left Pingyuan County, Taishici took 800 soldiers and adviser Zhou Xuan boarded the ship to Donglai.

Once Lijin is built, the connection between the plain and Donglai will be further strengthened.

But it is certain that Man Chong will never sit idly by and watch Liu Chuang establish Lijin, and will definitely use various methods to obstruct him.

To this end, the navy also needs to strengthen its cruising at the estuary to prevent Cao's army from crossing the river from attacking...

After arranging the matter on the plain, Liu Chuang took Lu Yu, Han Xuan and Xu Chu's Hu Ben Army and hurried to Yecheng. When he passed by Qinghe, Liu Chuang summoned Shi Huan again and ordered Shi Huan to be the prefect of Qinghe. When he arrived in Chiqiu, he learned that the overall situation of the battle in Jizhou had been settled. Cheng Yu and his son were killed in battle, and Cao's army gave up Neihuang and retreated to Liyang... So Liu Chuang hurriedly changed course and arrived at Chiyang to gather.

As Zhuge Liang guessed, Sima Yi had already investigated Li Yang's troops deployment and made it into a sand table.

After seeing Li Yang's troops deployed, Liu Chuang also felt a little tricky.

According to his previous idea, he wanted to drive Cao Cao to Henan completely. But now it seems that things are not as simple as he imagined. Li Yang's defense is extremely strong. Even if he uses the sky thunder fire, it is difficult to pose too much threat to Li Yang...

Liu Chuang couldn't help but say, "This Lu Qian is a character. I underestimated him before."

Speaking of which, Liu Chuang and Lu Qian had dealt with each other.

I remember when he occupied Beihai, Lu Qian was the prefect of Taishan County, and the two had several brief encounters.

However, Yuan Shao was in a strong position at that time, and Lu Qian could not help but be unable to let go, so he did not gain any advantage in several confrontations.

Especially when he was dispatched to harass Linzi, he was defeated by Liu Chuang, but he also gave Liu Chuang a Xiahou Lan for nothing...

But now it seems that this guy does have some tricks.

"If you attack Liyang forcibly, you must have a hundred thousand troops, and there will be heavy casualties.

But if he doesn't take Li Yang... it's like a choking thing, which makes people feel uncomfortable. It seems that Xun Yu is planning to have a contest with me in Li Yang. If he loses, he will retreat to Henan and will not hurt his muscles; if he wins, he will recover the predicament of failures before."

Liu Chuang looked at Zhuge Liang and smiled bitterly, "On the contrary, if I win, it will be a loss of my muscles; if I lose, I will be faceless."

This feeling really makes people feel uncomfortable.

A word suddenly flashed through Liu Chuang's mind: idiot!

Li Yang, eating tasteless, it’s a pity to abandon it... Damn, the dilemma that Cao Cao faced back then has now been replaced by himself. This feeling is really bad, and Liu Chuang suddenly understood Cao Cao’s dilemma in history. Should Li Yang, fight or not?

"Kong Ming, what do you think?"

Zhuge Liang has followed Liu Chuang for so many years and knows Liu Chuang very well.

After hearing Liu Chuang ask him this, how could he not know what Liu Chuang was feeling at this time?

It is not cost-effective to fight, and the loss is too great; if you don’t fight, it means that Cao Cao nailed a nail in Hebei, making people unable to sleep or eat.

Zhuge Liang stared at the sand table for a while, pondered for a while and said, "Lord, but I don't know what the situation is in the Guanzhong war?"

Guanzhong?

Liu Chuang said: "I got the news before, and the battle in Guanzhong is also anxious.

Cao Ren defended the Qingshi Bank and Yuanzhi fought several times, but they all returned without success. The two generals Zilong and Hansheng stationed their troops in Longguan, but were blocked by Cao Zhen Xiahou Yuan to the west of Fengxian County and could not advance. As for the Hedong side, there was still some turmoil. The Wei clan in Hedong rose up and caused chaos. Fortunately, Bohou discovered in time and joined forces with the Pei family to suppress the situation, so that the situation would not be corrupt. However, the Wei family has been in Hedong for hundreds of years and has a deep foundation. It is said that it is a centipede worm, and it will not be stiff when it dies. It is not easy for Bohou to completely suppress it.

However, Bo Hou discovered a talent in Hedong.

He activated a man named Wuqiuxing, blocked Cao Cao's sneak attack in the Pi family, and made Cao Cao return in vain."

Speaking of this, Liu Chuang raised his head.

His eyes were burning, and a strange smile appeared on his face, "I think my father-in-law's mood is probably similar to mine..." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!