Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 788 4000% ([-])

As for after enthronement...

That is another matter. Taking history as a mirror, once many people hold power, even if it is only for a day, their mood will change greatly. Even if Boss Cao wakes up, will Cao Ang still be willing to give up the power in his hands? also became an unknown.

Even if Cao Ang is willing, some people with vested interests in this incident will make some unpredictable reactions in order to protect their own interests.

What's more, those generals who don't want to be used by Cao Ang under such circumstances must be Boss Cao's loyal supporters. If Cao Ang gets rid of them in order to seize power, he will cut off Boss Cao's siblings and bear the burden of "rebellion". At that time, it was no longer possible for him to turn back if he wanted to.

But for Wu Liang.

He naturally prefers to maintain the status quo. After all, Boss Cao treats him pretty well in general. In history, Cao Ying also won the Battle of Guandu under the leadership of Boss Cao, laying the foundation for the establishment of the Wei State and the unification of the Celestial Dynasty. established a solid foundation.

The inevitability of history determines that Boss Cao is the son of destiny.

If someone else is changed, even if the person replacing Boss Cao is better and more talented, it may not necessarily be able to accomplish the same thing. After all, changes will follow when people change, and the future will no longer be the future that Wu Liang knows. up.

Also.

Although Cao Ang seems to have a reasonable relationship with him now, he is not as close as Boss Cao, and Cao Ang's attitude towards him and the Huan army is also very unclear.

Once Cao Ang takes power, it is still unknown whether the situation between him and the Tuan army will change.

Therefore, considering this matter from his own interests, Wu Liang felt that this matter must be cautious.

"Now, I don't have much right to speak in front of Duke Ming and the eldest son. Even if you talk about the eldest son, you may not be able to listen to it. Wu Taishi has a close relationship with the eldest son. If it is Wu Taishi, it is easier to be valued by the eldest son. .”

Guo Jia gave a big gift to Wu Liang, and said solemnly, "This matter concerns the overall situation, please Wu Taishi put the overall situation first, and be sure to convey this word, otherwise it may change if it is delayed."

Hearing this, Wu Liang murmured noncommittally, and after a while he deliberately asked: "Just now Guo Jijiu said that someone might take this opportunity to make trouble, I wonder who Guo Jijiu can identify?"

"This……"

Guo Jia showed embarrassment, hesitated for a moment before saying, "Others dare not judge, but Zhang Xiu's department will definitely make some moves, especially Jia Xu under Zhang Xiu's tent. This person is best at seizing opportunities. When he was in Chang'an So they saw the opportunity when Wang Yun and Lu Bu's foundations were not stable in the early days of their power, and suggested that the generals of Liangzhou take the opportunity to counterattack Chang'an, and Li Jue, Guo Si and others acted according to their plan, and it really happened."

"Now that Mr. Ming has such a change, I can see that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Jia Xu must also see it. It's just that he was inconvenient to advise Zhang Xiu at the banquet. If I guess correctly, now Jia Xu must I'm discussing with Zhang Xiu Bingzhu, and with Jia Xu's eloquence, it's hard for Zhang Xiu not to be persuaded."

Speaking of this, Guo Jia saluted Wu Liang again, "If my guess is correct, Zhang Xiu's troops will definitely make an action in the second half of the night today. Once they make an action, it may be too late for us to react."

"..."

Hearing this, Wu Liang's heart "thumped".

Guo Jia's analysis and conjectures at this moment have already matched the historical battle of Wancheng, that is to say, he has indeed seen the crisis in advance in history, and he is worthy of being the ghost with a long history.

However, he failed to stop the accident.

This may indeed have something to do with his current situation. Of course, it is also possible that he told Cao Ang about this in advance. Unfortunately, Cao Ang did not win his trust, or he was so indecisive that he missed the best reaction time, and finally failed to avoid the crisis in Wancheng. The war happened, and accidentally lost his life.

Wu Liang also has his own basis for this.

According to historical records, Boss Cao was ambushed when he was fleeing, and his horse, Jueying, died. So Cao Ang gave up his mount to Boss Cao, and protected him on foot to escape, but he stayed in Wancheng forever.

It can be seen from this that Cao Ang is a truly loyal and filial person. If he can use his life to fight for Boss Cao's chance of survival, then he will definitely not be able to do what Guo Jia wants him to do, let alone Boss Cao. It's just that in a coma, it is absolutely impossible for Cao Ang to replace him with thunder.

"Wu Taishi, it's not too late!"

Seeing that Wu Liang was still hesitating at this moment, Guo Jia said impatiently.

"Don't worry about Guo Jijiu."

Wu Liang came back to look at Guo Jia, and said seriously, "If it is true as you said, this matter is probably not trivial, but these are just your guesses for the time being, and brother Zixiu is a person who values ​​love and righteousness. , based on what I know about him, I'm afraid it's very difficult to do such a rebellious thing based on your guess, and it's useless even if I say [-]% of it."

"If so, our army is in danger!"

Guo Jia finally stopped urging and just sighed helplessly.

"However, I have an idea now. I don't know if it is feasible. I ask Guo Jijiu to help me calculate it."

Wu Liang continued.

"Oh? Listen to what Wu Taishi said."

Guo Jia looked sideways.

"If we can't change the current situation of our army, can we use thunderous means against people who may change, so that we can also kill the crisis in its infancy."

Wu Liang murmured.

"Wu Taishi means..."

Guo Jia immediately leaned forward, and asked quite unexpectedly, "Wu Taishi intends to preemptively attack Zhang Xiu first?"

"That's what it means."

Wu Liang nodded slightly.

He had this plan long ago, so he first used the means of betting to win over Zhang Xi's troops under him in case of emergency.

If you can't solve the problem, solve the person who created the problem.

Since ancient times, this has been the best solution to deal with difficult and miscellaneous diseases, but Wu Liang has never led a soldier after all, and he rarely dabbles in politics and military affairs. He is worried that he is not comprehensive enough when considering problems. The opportunity taught him to help perfect the plan.

"This... I'm afraid it's inappropriate."

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Although I speculate that Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu must have plotted something, but this matter has not yet happened, so we have no legitimate reason to take action against them. As the saying goes, only the name can be followed, so the teacher will be criticized in the future , I’m afraid it will affect Duke Ming’s plans, and the gains outweigh the losses.”

Boss Cao's current "big plan" is to subdue all the forces that can be subdued as much as possible, and increase his strength as soon as possible to deal with the pressure exerted by Yuan Shao.

And this time Zhang Xiu surrendered without a fight, which was exactly what Boss Cao needed most.

It is entirely conceivable that if Boss Cao hadn't suddenly passed out, he would have rewarded Zhang Xiu greatly. In this way, he would show his benevolence and tolerance to other forces, so that other forces would take the initiative to seek refuge.

But if Boss Cao didn't award Zhang Xiu this time, but arrested him without any reason, it would definitely affect his "big plan".

"Right now, there are many crises, what else can we do?"

Wu Liang asked back.

"Wu Taishi must have played chess before. If you win a piece first and lose the whole game, or lose a piece first and win the whole game, Wu Taishi should not know how to choose?"

Guo Jia also asked back.

This analogy has revealed Guo Jiana's identity as a strategist. In his eyes, Zhang Xiu is a chess piece on the chessboard, and Boss Cao is also a chess piece on the chessboard. There is no difference in essence.

Of course, not everyone can hear this meaning from this sentence, and only a caring person like Wu Liang can understand it.

As for Guo Jia's remarks.

It is indeed what Guo Jiahui said. In history, Liu Bei was defeated by Lu Bu and had to rely on Boss Cao. At that time, Cheng Yu suggested that Boss Cao kill Liu Bei to avoid future troubles.

Boss Cao asked Guo Jia again, and Guo Jia persuaded Boss Cao to spare Liu Bei's life with similar words.

However, although Guo Jia did not suggest that Boss Cao kill Liu Bei, he suggested that Boss Cao put Liu Bei under house arrest, so that future troubles could be avoided forever.

It's a pity that Boss Cao didn't do this. In the end, he took advantage of Guo Jia's absence to borrow soldiers from Boss Cao on the grounds of intercepting Yuan Shu.

"Guo Jijiu is right, I know what to do."

Wu Liang nodded and said.

"Wu Taishi is bothering you."

Guo Jia bowed to see him off, thinking that Wu Liang had promised him to persuade Cao Ang to ascend the throne in advance.

……

However, after Wu Liang came out, he did not go to see Cao Ang, but went straight back to his camp, and then ordered Yang Wanli to call Zhang Xi over.

"General Wu."

Since the bet made a few days ago, although Zhang Xi did not obey Wu Liang's words, the relationship between the two has also drawn a lot closer. After all, Wu Liang is related to his future career.

"Lieutenant Zhang, I'm afraid something will happen tonight, please gather your soldiers and stand ready."

Wu Liang said to him seriously.

"Please rest assured, General Wu. With the bet between us, since we entered Wancheng, the soldiers and I have not dared to relax in the slightest, and we are always on the lookout for changes in the city. However...General Wu has discovered some evidence ?”

Zhang Xi asked.

"Duke Ming inexplicably passed out at the banquet."

Wu Liang said.

"what?!"

Zhang Xi jumped up in shock, "Duke Ming is actually dead, so who is in charge of our army now?"

"..."

Wu Liang was ashamed, and had to say again, "Duke Ming just passed out temporarily, and he didn't drive west. Besides, I have personally checked for Duke Ming. His life is not in danger for the time being, but he just doesn't know when he will wake up. , Lieutenant Zhang can't talk nonsense about this, otherwise no one will be able to save you."

"So that's the case, I really surprised the last general."

Only then did Zhang Xi heave a sigh of relief, but he asked again, "Why did Duke Ming faint inexplicably? Could it be that Zhang Xiu did something in the dark?"

"That's why I called Captain Zhang here."

Wu Liang said noncommittally, "The opportunity for Captain Zhang to make contributions has come. Now that Duke Ming is in a coma, our army is at its weakest when there are no leaders, and it is also the best time for Zhang Xiu to make trouble. If my prediction is correct, he should There will be some action soon, so Captain Zhang must always be ready to meet the enemy."

"The last general and the [-] soldiers under his command have already been gearing up, it's all up to General Wu's arrangement!"

Zhang Xi hurriedly patted his chest and said, but when he was about to finish, he asked again, "But I heard that Zhang Xiu has hoarded thousands of soldiers and horses in the city. I don't know what chance General Wu has in this battle?"

"Ten percent."

Wu Liang said confidently, "Zhang Xiu wanted to attack our army without preparation, but he didn't know that Xiaowei Zhang and I had already seen through his tricks, so we were also a surprise army for him. Whoever attacked who was unprepared would still hesitate Unknown."

……

At the same time, Zhang Mansion.

"Martial arts, don't come again when the opportunity is not lost!"

Jia Xu said to Zhang Xiu solemnly.

"But Mr. Jia, you were the one who taught me to send the surrender letter before, and now you are the one who taught me to rebel. I was confused by you."

Zhang Xiu saluted Jia Xu respectfully, but his tone was full of doubts and lack of confidence, and then said, "What's more, I only have 2 soldiers and horses in my hand, and Cao Mengde has [-] soldiers and horses stationed in the city. There are more than [-] soldiers and horses stationed, how can we compete with him?"

The relationship between Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu is not ordinary.

According to historical records, when Jia Xu came to Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu didn’t know what to do for the first time, and he had already heard Jia Xu’s great reputation, so he was overjoyed, so in order to express his sincerity, he actually treated Jia Xu “ Carrying out the gift of children and grandchildren".

"Holding the gift of descendants" is to salute as the descendants of the other party.

Zhang Xiu lowered his status so much, finally got Jia Xu's favor, and stayed with Zhang Xiu to advise him ever since.

And Zhang Xiu really regarded Jia Xu as an elder, and obeyed him in everything, and it was precisely because of this that Zhang Xiu, a remnant army who was originally not worthy of the stage, was able to linger for a long time in Nanyang surrounded by powerful enemies.

"One moment and another moment!"

Jia Xu said solemnly, "At that time when Cao Cao's army came to invade, Liu Biao put you in Wancheng, and he was going to protest against him. Now that Cao Cao is calling, he refuses to send troops to support him. It is tantamount to setting you on fire. , I don't want you to be used by Liu Biao and end up in pieces, so I teach you to send the letter of surrender."

"But at this time Cao Cao suddenly passed out, and Cao Jun was at a time when the dragons were leaderless and panicked. Therefore, although you only have four thousand soldiers, it is no problem to defeat his five thousand soldiers stationed in the city. After he dies, the two soldiers outside the city Even if there are more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, it will be difficult to continue, this battle must be won!"

Zhang Xiu was still a little hesitant after hearing this, and said hesitantly, "But Mr. Jia, I am so erratic and have no name to teach. I'm afraid that if it spreads out, I will be cast aside by the world, and no one will dare to accept me in the future."

"How can a teacher come from no name?"

Jia Xu said again, "Isn't your aunt, Zou, still in Cao Cao's room? In the name of Cao Cao occupying your aunt, people in the world will only think that you are loyal and filial!"

"This……"

Zhang Xiu was stunned, apparently he couldn't think of such an excellent reason.

"Martial arts, this move is imperative, don't hesitate anymore!"

Jia Xu gritted his teeth hating that iron cannot be made into steel.

"Jia Gong, I wonder what chance you have of winning?"

Zhang Xiu couldn't help asking again.

"Ten percent!"

Jia Xu said confidently.

(End of this chapter)