I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 245
Yuan Shu himself was timid and afraid of getting into trouble, with big ambitions and few talents. In the original historical time and space, Yuan Shu took the initiative to lead his troops to retreat to the Jiujiang area because he was worried that Cao Cao and Lu Bu would cause trouble for him. That's why Li Shimin was so sure that Yuan Shu would definitely Taking the initiative to withdraw from Nanyang, as expected, Yuan Shu did not disappoint Li Shimin.

Successively took down Hanzhong and Nanyang at a very small cost. Although the two places are not big, they have great strategic significance. The land is naturally extremely convenient. Just saying that these two places are fertile and thousands of miles away, they can greatly enrich Li Shimin's grain reserves. The last thing in the war is money and food.

The next step is to clean up Cao Cao and take down the hinterland of the Central Plains.For this reason, Li Shimin will use the four main armies other than the Longwu Army, as well as other newly established armies, to gather a terrifying force of 50 people and thousands of generals, and prepare to eradicate the entrenched Cao Cao forces in one fell swoop.

Before Li Shimin's army suppressed the territory, it was indeed a strategy to paralyze Cao Cao's suspicious soldiers. Now that he has captured Hanzhong and Nanyang with great fanfare, and he has been standing still, Cao Cao will inevitably find that he has been fooled, and finally he will find that the purpose of others is not to move him.

Furious that he was being fooled, he was bound to relax his vigilance. After all, Li Shimin's army had just gone through another battle, money and food were consumed, soldiers were damaged in battle, and anyway, they had to rest for a period of time before starting the war.

This is Li Shimin's plan, the so-called truth in the false, and false in the real, the false and the real, unpredictable.

After Cao Cao learned that Li Shimin's attack on him was false, and that it was real to seize Hanzhong and Nanyang, he naturally felt that he had been fooled. Although he had no loss, Li Shimin had actually grown stronger. In disguise, his strength was a little weaker. .

"Everyone, Li Shimin of Bingzhou has won six states, and Yizhou is already in his pocket. Right now, our army only has Yuzhou, Qingzhou and Yanzhou. Although they are rich, they are all places where the Fourth World War was fought. How to deal with the current crisis? Let's talk about it." Cao Cao invited all his confidants over to discuss the countermeasures.

After all, as Li Shimin became stronger and stronger, the pressure he faced was also enormous.Therefore, Cao Cao was very anxious, and he was also thinking about a good way to curb Li Shimin's development. Otherwise, if Li Shimin was allowed to develop, he would inevitably grow into a behemoth, which would be difficult to resist in the future.

"My lord, my subordinates have three strategies. They can strengthen our army and weaken Li Shimin's strength. If one goes up and down, the gap between our army and the Bingzhou army can be narrowed. Then we won't be afraid of him and the Bingzhou army." Guo Jia first stood up and said .

"Oh, what's Feng Xiao's clever plan, let me tell you quickly." Cao Cao became interested in Guo Jia's words, and he knew that Guo Jia had a lot of money in his chest.

"The first thing is to go east and go south. To go east is to take Xuzhou. Xuzhou is also a rich place. The world's granary has sufficient money and food. Although Liu Bei has a heroic ambition, his power is weak. Our army can rest with Li Shimin's army. At this time, quickly take Xuzhou. Going south means taking the nine counties of Yangzhou in the north of the Yangtze River. There is currently no one occupying this place, and it is in a power vacuum. Our army has occupied the hinterland of the Central Plains to the north of the Yangtze River, and the territory is almost the same as that of the Bingzhou Army." Guo Jia said his first strategy.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he felt that this was indeed a good way to narrow the gap with the Bingzhou army. By then, 20 soldiers could be recruited in these two places.

"The second thing is to form an offensive and defensive alliance with Jiangdong Sun Jian, Jingzhou Liu Biao, and Yizhou Liu Zhang. After all, everyone is facing the direct threat of Li Shimin, especially sending capable people to lobby Liu Zhang to let him stick to Yizhou and rely on the Shu Road The steepness consumes Li Shimin's vitality, and Li Shimin must not be allowed to get Yizhou again." Guo Jia said with a solemn expression.

Cao Cao nodded, "That's right. Yizhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Besides, the road to Shu is as difficult as going up to the sky. Li Shimin can't do anything as long as he sticks to it. Yizhou can't be taken by Li Shimin anymore, otherwise there will be a sweeping attack." The momentum of the world, this world will no longer be invincible."

Cao Cao naturally knew the importance of Yizhou, but at this time he was beyond his reach and could not use his strength, so Guo Jia's words really spoke from his heart.

"My lord's words are very true. At this time, Liu Zhang must be panic-stricken. If our army unites with him to fight against Li, or even sends people to help him fight against Li, he will not surrender so easily. In addition, the powerful families in central Shu will fight against Li. Interests, and definitely will not surrender easily." Guo Jia continued to add.

"The last strategy is to continue to expand the army and train our troops to increase our strength. You can contact the powerful families, understand them with reason and move them with emotion, and let them fund our army to continue to expand. I believe these big families are unwilling to see Li Shimin unify the world. My lord can Promise that their family property and interests will not be moved in the future, and there are many people who are willing to help us, otherwise, who can protect their interests in the future?" Guo Jia finished his three strategies and retreated.

"Fengxiao's three strategies are very much in line with my wishes. Let's do it according to Fengxiao's wishes. Zhongda and Dezu (Yang Xiu) will leave it to you two to contact the aristocratic family to pay for the money and food. I hope you two Don't let me down." Cao Cao handed over the matter of seeking money and food from the family to Yang Xiu and Sima Yi, both of whom are representatives of the powerful family, so it is most appropriate for them to come forward, and Yang Xiu is the only Hongnong Yang family who escaped. He was the son of the legitimate son, and later took refuge in Cao Cao.

"No, I'll take orders." Sima Yi and the two felt distressed in their hearts, but they could only speak out to take over this drudgery. It was not an easy task to snatch food from these monkey-like aristocratic families.

"Wen Ruo, it is up to you to arrange the envoys of Liu Zhang, Liu Biao and Sun Jian. You must send capable people to form an offensive and defensive alliance and jointly resist Li Shimin in Bingzhou." Cao Cao continued to arrange.

"Promise! This subordinate takes the order." Xun Yu accepted the order happily. Xun Yu is a person who knows how to use people well, and has the knowledge of people, so he must recommend or arrange envoys easily.

"In addition, continue to raise the banner of conscription in Qingzhou, Yuzhou, and Yanzhou. We are recruiting 40 soldiers, and the number of troops must reach at least [-]. Only in this way can we protect ourselves." Cao Cao had to continue to expand his army in the face of Li Shimin's pressure. Of course, this will inevitably bring great pressure on Cao Cao's logistics and food, which is tantamount to quenching thirst with poison, but Cao Cao has already ignored it, and he has already prepared for the worst. Send troops to fetch it.

Cao Cao thought for a while and continued: "As for sending troops, we still need to plan and prepare well. This time, our army should first take the nine counties of Yangzhou in the north of the Yangtze River, and then send troops to attack Xuzhou. It is the best policy."

"My lord is wise." Everyone also praised in unison.

(End of this chapter)