Three Kingdoms: The Eighteen Riders of Yanyun are Summoned at the Start

The sun is shining, and the wind is blowing.

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce's disappearing figure, and couldn't help but think about it.

Although they are ready to break with Cao Cao, it is unpredictable whether they can cooperate with Liu Bian perfectly according to their guesses.

But soon Zhou Yu shook his head and stopped thinking about these things.

He said solemnly: "The archers lie in ambush on both sides, and the cavalry and infantry hide behind them, waiting for my order to attack together."

With an order, nearly 30,000 soldiers moved quickly, and their usual training results were vividly displayed at this moment.

Ten miles behind Zhou Yu's army was the army led by Xi Zhicai and Cao Cao.

Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai's brows furrowed when they got the news that Sun Ce was rushing ahead.

The team they created is the mainstay of Luoyang City.

Without these people, it can be said that Luoyang City is not even qualified to guard.

The reason why they came out was mainly to put pressure on Sun Ce, but Cao Cao never imagined that Zhou Yu and Sun Ce had already made plans and were ready to compete with Cao Cao.

With such a decisive fighting spirit, even if Cao Cao wanted to break his head, he couldn't even think of it.

"Zhicai, Sun Ce is in a hurry to march, does it mean that Xu Chu is in trouble?"

"Did he go hand in hand with Liu Bian?"

"This tiger idiot! It's really bad for me, and I have repeatedly explained that no matter what, I have to wait for my news, and I can't pursue in depth alone, but he has all been ignored.

The more Cao Cao spoke, the more angry he became, and the whip in his hand kept beating on the grass and trees on both sides, as if to vent the fire in his chest.

Xi Zhicai frowned, although this was the result he least wanted to see, but as Cao Cao's think tank, he couldn't hide his ears.

So after a while, Xi Zhicai said: "My lord, I'm afraid it's just as you expected.

"General Xu Chu didn't rest in Mianchi yesterday and went straight to Cao Yang, which is against your will, and it is only natural to be ambushed now.

"How could Liu Bian let someone follow him all the time?"

(cdbi) "Alas!!

Cao Cao was silent. Before he spoke, he still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that he was wrong, but Xi Zhicai's words were like a pot of cold water, which drowned out that trace of luck.

"Then why did Sun Ce do this? Could it be that he was going to attack General Xu Chu?"

Although he didn't want to think like this, the first thought that popped into Cao Cao's mind was this.

Xi Zhicai sighed again: "It stands to reason that there can be no communication between Sun Ce and Liu Bian.

"Even if the two of them have something to do with each other, but after all, there is no real agreement, who will trust who?

"But this Liu Bian has never played his cards according to common sense. I estimate that his ambush this time is not only to block General Xu Chu, but also to test the minds of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

"If the two of them went to support, with the elites under Liu Bian, there would be no problem in retreating, but if Sun Ce were to defect, then General Xu Chu would be in crisis.35

"I told General Xu Chu long ago to let him join forces with Sun Ce when he was about to catch up with Liu Bian, so that even if Liu Bian didn't act as a knife for us, we could eliminate Sun Ce at the least cost.

"Looks like it's too late now."

Under the sun, Xi Zhicai, who said this sentence, seemed extraordinarily desolate and extraordinarily helpless.

This helplessness is not only the helplessness to Xu Chuyang's disobedience, but also the regret for his improper planning.

Cao Cao's face was even more embarrassing, Xu Chu was the number one general under his command, and he had the courage to be inappropriate.

Besides, he also led 30,000 elites, how could he give up like this? Seeing him being made dumplings by Sun Ce?

"Zhicai, you can't be so pessimistic. What if Sun Ce went to rescue Xu Chu? This situation will be completely different. 35

Xi Zhicai said with a wry smile: "My lord, I know that you are unwilling and do not want to give up General Xu Chu, but there is something I must tell you clearly.

"General Xu Chu is killed, we are only missing an arm, but if there is a problem with the team we lead, we don't need Liu Bian to take action personally. The fierce generals under his command alone are enough to break Luoyang City."

"When the time comes, Jingzhou will face his iron cavalry, what shall we do against him?"

"It was originally planned that Liu Bei would buy us time, but instead it became us buying time for Liu Bei."5

Xi Zhicai said these words without any concealment, and said the cruel reality in one go.

The more Cao Cao listened, the more embarrassed his face became.

He said with a face full of unwillingness: "Don't we have any other way? Not to confirm the news? 35

Xi Zhicai sighed deeply: "If the lord insists on going his own way, his subordinates have a plan to detect Zhou Yu and Sun Ce's intentions.

"However, this idea has certain risks, and I don't know if it will work.

Hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Cao Cao, as if he had caught the last straw in the drowning water, said loudly, "Speak quickly, speak quickly!!"

"As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we can't give up Tiger Chi!!"

Xi Zhicai pondered: "We continue to move forward. If Sun Ce is about to surrender Liu Bian, he will definitely set up an ambush in the middle of the road, blocking the way for our army to rescue. If there is no ambush by Sun Ce, perhaps he has not made up his mind, we will have the opportunity to take Xu Chu. The general will pick you up." 5

After hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he nodded immediately: "This plan is very short, it should be like this!!

"Order the entire army, move forward carefully, and scouts will be scattered in large numbers."

Orders were issued one by one, Cao Jun also began to move forward, and all the soldiers also raised their spirits to the highest point and were extra careful.