Chapter 196

A letter from Xuzhou!

The content of the letter was very simple!

It was a secret letter from Chen Gui, the head of the Chen family, a Xuzhou noble family!

The letter stated that most of the Xuzhou troops were currently tied down by Lin Yang!

The Taishan Army stationed in Kaiyang, Langya Commandery, had also been transferred away by Tao Qian!

If Cao Mengde took the opportunity to send troops to Xuzhou, he could take Langya Commandery without shedding blood, and his military edge would point directly at Xuzhoucheng!

By then!

His Chen family would act as an inside agent, allowing Cao Mengde to take Xuzhoucheng in one fell swoop!

Honestly!

Upon receiving this secret letter, Cao Mengde was tempted!

But the more tempted he was, the calmer he became!

"Zhicai, what do you think of this matter?"

Looking at Xi Zhicai below, this person was a strategist recruited by Cao Cao!

He had great talent and was skilled in strategy!

"My lord, this matter is feasible, but also not feasible!" Xi Zhicai pursed his beard and said with a light laugh!

"Oh?"

Hearing the other party say this, Cao Mengde became interested!

"How so?"

"My lord, I heard that the garrison in Langya Commandery is the former Taishan bandit Zang Ba. This person has an ordinary relationship with Tao Qian and listens to orders but not summons!"

Xi Zhicai did not beat around the bush and said it directly!

"If my lord raises troops to attack Langya Commandery, Zang Ba of the Taishan Army will definitely lead his troops back to reinforce!"

Anyone who understood the situation in Xuzhou knew the relationship between Zang Ba and Tao Qian very well!

"This is one!" Xi Zhicai glanced at the people present and continued, "As for two!"

"Once my lord's military edge reaches the walls of Xuzhoucheng, Tao Qian's troops will likewise return to reinforce!"

"By then, will my lord attack Xuzhou, or attack Lin Yang?"

The current situation in Xuzhou was a standoff between Tao Qian and Lin Yang!

Once Boss Cao sent troops to Langya Commandery!

Zang Ba would be the first to lead troops back to reinforce!

Tao Qian's great army, having lost Zang Ba's assistance, would definitely not be able to stop Lin Yang!

By then!

Tao Qian's troops would return to reinforce Xuzhou, and Lin Yang's troops would follow closely behind!

The situation of their Cao army would be very awkward!

Attacking Xuzhou would mean being attacked by both Tao Qian's returning troops and Lin Yang's troops!

If they didn't attack, the Cao army would face the pursuing Lin Yang!

By then!

Tao Qian could sit in the city and watch the tigers fight!

"Then what does Zhicai mean?"

Understanding the trouble of sending troops to Xuzhou, Boss Cao's eyes flashed, and he asked the question he cared about!

He knew it wasn't feasible!

So what was feasible?

"My lord, if we send troops, then we won't attack Langya Commandery; we will attack Peng Cheng Commandery!"

Xi Zhicai's eyes flashed; he saw the old fellow Chen Gui's calculations clearly!

Only!

He would not obediently listen and walk into the other party's trap!

"Tao Qian's main troops are tied down. Now, in the two commanderies of Xiapi and Peng Cheng, the forces are sparse. My lord can send troops to take them!"

Langya Commandery was the foundation of Zang Ba of the Taishan Army!

Zang Ba's thirty thousand Taishan troops would not let the Cao army occupy Langya Commandery!

But most of the troops in Xiapi and Peng Cheng had been transferred back by Tao Qian!

These two commanderies were empty, and they had profits to be made!

"Haha, Zhicai's plan is exactly what I think!"

Boss Cao laughed loudly and was just about to arrange for the great army to prepare for war according to Xi Zhicai's instructions when he saw a soldier rushing over from outside!

"My lord, the Qingzhou Huang Jin are in turmoil!"

Upon the soldier's report, in an instant, Cao Mengde, Xi Zhicai, and the others in the hall were all shaken!

The million-strong Qingzhou Huang Jin in turmoil?!

In an instant, as the Huang Jin bandits of Qingzhou made a comeback, the entire Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yanzhou were instantly affected!

Xuzhou, in Xuzhoucheng

"My lord, now that the Qingzhou Huang Jin are in turmoil, I fear they will invade the territory of Xuzhou!"

At this moment in the Provincial Governor's office, Tao Qian, having been angered into a faint, looked sickly!

Although he had woken up, there was no vitality left on Tao Qian's face!

". ˇ Don't worry about this. Our current goal is to gather forces and stop Lin Yang's rebel army!"

Sitting above, Tao Qian at this moment had lost his former demeanor!

Ever since Huaiyincheng was breached last time!

And his soldiers suffered heavy losses, Tao Qian had been dispirited!

Now, even if the Huang Jin bandits showed signs of invading, he did not want to pay attention to it!

If he couldn't handle Lin Yang!

He wouldn't be able to sit firmly as the Xuzhou Governor!

Mi Zhu, Chen Gui, and the others below, seeing Tao Qian like this, could not help but feel disappointed!

The Tao Qian of the past was the one who pacified the Xuzhou Huang Jin turmoil and sat firmly in this position!

"My lord, news has arrived that the Dongjun Prefect of Yanzhou, Cao Mengde, is leading his thirty thousand soldiers with the intention of capturing Langya Commandery!"

Chen Gui was silent for a moment, then spoke directly and bowed!

Having waited for so long!

He had finally waited for Cao Mengde's move!

"What?!"

Hearing that Cao Mengde had mobilized thirty thousand troops, Tao Qian was shocked, and fear appeared in his eyes!

At this time!

With Cao Mengde sending troops to attack, what could he use to resist!

"My lord, do not fear. Zang Ba's thirty thousand Taishan troops are already returning to reinforce the entire army!"

Chen Gui comforted him and then told him the news of Zang Ba's return!

The reason he had Tao Qian mobilize the Taishan Army to guard the city in the first place!

Was to wait for the Taishan Army to return to reinforce, causing the morale of the Huaiyin defenders to plummet!

As a result!

Lin Yang exceeded his expectations and took Huaiyincheng ahead of time!

However!

His letter was not entirely useless!

At least!

It made Cao Mengde help tie down Zang Ba's thirty thousand Taishan troops!

In this way!

The pressure Lin Yang's great army had to face would be much smaller!

As for whether Cao Mengde would attack Langya Commandery!

Chen Gui did not care!