Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 326 Shocking in all parties, an opportunity that has never been seen before
The strange thing is that when Cao Cao heard these words, he was not emotional, but closed his eyes calmly, and meditated for a moment in his heart.

No one knows what he is thinking at the moment.

But Cao Cao did feel very calm, and of course, he knew that Xu Zhen would attack Xiliang. Since he knew that he had occupied Tongguan, Cao Cao had already had a vague guess.

I just didn't expect the news of the battle report to come so quickly.

too fast.

Unpredictable.

"In this way, we must speed up, not to be slower than Bowen, otherwise things will change."

Cao Cao thought to himself, but he didn't say it clearly. At least on the surface, he was still very kind and calm.

He smiled at Guo Jia, "I guessed it a long time ago."

Guo Jia was taken aback for a moment, and immediately stood firm, feeling a little funny. He could feel the shock and eagerness in Cao Cao's heart, but he couldn't express it clearly.

Right now, Jiangdong must be taken.

Only then can the people in Xudu be stabilized, and at the same time, Xu Zhen will not have too much time to develop and grow, otherwise he may really be unable to contain the army under his rule in the future.

Jiangdong is inevitable.

Just a matter of time.

"There is no need to panic, Feng Xiao, just contact Xu Gong. Our army retreats tens of miles, give him a chance, allow him a thousand households, governor of a state, a lot of rewards, and see how he can fight against Sun Ce."

"Here, let's go here."

At this time, Guo Jia also understood Cao Cao's thoughts. Like himself, he needed to do a good job in Jiangdong's record immediately, not only to obtain the next position, but also to stabilize people's hearts.

Otherwise, there should be frequent chaos in Xudu at this moment.

For them, if these disturbances have sufficiently affected the situation in the south, it is very likely that the Southern Expedition will stop because of this, and they must immediately return to Xudu to guard.

Once the prime minister goes back, he will be useless within a few years.

Only continue to train the navy.

After Guo Jia left, Cao Cao sat back in his seat, with a slightly indifferent expression, looking at the ground coldly, but in fact, his heart was bleeding.

After an unknown period of time, he said to Cheng Yu: "Zhongde, call Zixiao and the others for me. Among the clan generals, those who are above the captaincy, all come to the main hall."

"Then, you all retreat first."

"Here."

Cheng Yu is so thoughtful. Although he didn't follow Cao Cao for much time, he has always understood his thoughts very well. Just guessing these years is enough for him to stay up all night.

But in terms of relationship, they have never been able to compete with Xi Zhong and Guo Jia.

Even so, now he immediately understood Cao Cao's mind, to arrange the affairs of the clan, so as to deal with unknown changes in the future.

And once there is a change, I'm afraid it's not something their advisers with foreign surnames can persuade, they can only choose to make suggestions, and silently focus on strategies in the future.

However, I don't know if I can survive the fight.

At this moment, Cheng Yu felt uncomfortable when he thought of this.

Not long after, Cao Ren came with his clan generals.

After many years of fighting, Cao Ren can survive regardless of victory or defeat, and the victory or defeat can sum up his experience in leading troops. He is also like a general, and the more troops he can lead, the better.

Cao Ren, who looked like a statue, was standing in front of Cao Cao at this moment. After hearing about the battle in the north, he immediately realized something, and then narrowed his eyes with an ugly expression, "Is it me?"

"Is it because of my plan that made Bowen so eager to seize Xiliang?"

"That's right." At this time, Cao Cao didn't hide anything, nodded bluntly, then raised his head to stare at Cao Ren, and smiled wryly, "But I won't punish you either."

"It's foreseeable that Bowen and Bowen have come to this point. I have expected it a long time ago, but now is not the time to say such things."

Cao Cao sighed, got up slowly, his expression was deep in thought, and after walking a few steps, he turned back to look at Cao Ren, but felt a little confused.

In his heart, perhaps there is still a feeling that it is like another day. The spring rains have been continuous for the past few days, and Jiangnan, which is not far away, has shown a unique temperament, which makes people melancholy.

Under the spring rain, sentimental.

As the hero of the world, the prime minister is also unavoidable. At this time, he misses the time when he first started his family. Although he was poor and unruly at every step, he was much more heroic.

The big deal is that if you lose, you will be chased away like a stray dog.

But now, the bigger the family business, the more worries, which caused Bowen to leave.

When he looked at Cao Ren, he wondered if he was wrong. He couldn't control Xu Bowen, but he could control Cao's.

If the words were suppressed from the beginning, and these clansmen were not allowed to mess around, it would not matter if Xu Zhen was promoted, because Cao Cao suddenly felt that Bo Wen didn't seem to have much thought about the ninth-fifth position, and even his Ambition is nothing more than wanting a land boundary, and then day and night governing the government and enriching the people.

This kind of mentality has never been seen before.

Although Cao Cao doesn't know what he can get, is it just the hearts of millions of people?
Then it will only take a few years to do this, and I wish the people would give him their lives, let alone the hearts of the people?
I'm afraid he is just paranoid about this, and simply wants to do things for the world, right?
But there are no such people in the world, and there are few of them throughout history. Even the saints of Confucianism and Taoism are not as self-disciplined as he is, and he never takes a break to do things.

So at this moment, he was at a loss for words.

I don't know whether to scold Cao Ren a few words, or to bear it silently.

"Prime Minister?"

Cao Ren looked at him in confusion, and his heart skipped a beat.

According to Cao Cao's temperament in the past, he might scold him severely at this moment, but now he stares at him for a long time, and then doesn't say anything.

What's going on here? !

Why not say a word.

"If you make my Cao family a big enemy because of this, you can beat and scold the last general." Cao Ren had great prestige in the army, but he was never too arrogant in front of Cao Cao.

For him, apart from being the prime minister, he is also his elder brother.

"It's okay." Cao Cao relaxed his shoulders, and at this moment, even his slightly blurred vision began to become a little clear. He felt that there was nothing to scold.

"it's okay no problem!"

Cao Cao smiled and let out a long sigh of relief, "I called you here just to inform you about this matter. From now on, please don't provoke Xu Bowen again."

"He took Xiliang, but he still wanted to send me a battle report, which means he didn't rebel, and when he was in Xiliang, he could connect Bingzhou and Youzhou into one, and Jizhou was his mouth." It is impossible to rely on Zixiu to keep meat."

"I'm afraid that Zixiu's seemingly straightforward work on Ma Teng's matter also helped Bowen. The evidence is that Ma Chao has already surrendered to him."

"If Bowen is still inseparable from the Cao family, Ma Chao will never regard him as the master, but an enemy. May I ask you, how can you be so close to your enemy and give him all the territory?"

"In addition to this, we need to pay close attention to those who had close contacts with Xu Zhen back then. Once there is chaos in our rear, he can go east to the Central Plains at any time and seize the world."

"Zixiao, I want you to go back immediately, lead the troops to guard Jizhou, and ensure that Jizhou will never be lost. Then transfer Yuanrang to the south, practice the navy day and night, and build warships. Within this year, I will take Jiangdong and rule the world. Foundation, let Bowen guard the frontier for me forever!"

"Here!"

After being astonished, all the generals shouted in unison, and they all understood the meaning of these words.

"Let me tell you one more thing, don't spread it outside."

Cao Cao smiled lightly with his hands behind his back.

After scanning the crowd, he said in a deep voice, "Sun Ce, within a month, he will definitely die!"

"All soldiers and horses, retreat sixty miles, and stop pressing the border."

"Waiting for the news of Sun Ce's death!"

"what?!"

Cao Ren's eyes widened immediately, unable to believe it.

Sun Ce? !
The tiger of Jiangdong, the legacy of the overlord.

Now that the entire Jiangdong gentry has been brought under his command, even if he dares to be angry, he dare not speak out. It can be said that he has inherited the bravery and courage of his father, Sun Jian, and used force to make the integrity of those Jiangdong gentry useless.

Such a person would really die within a month? !
It should be an assassination, but they are all military generals, wearing cold iron battle armor, they don't know about assassination, all they can think about in their minds are speculations, and they haven't formed a plan.

So I don't understand why they are so confident.

However, we can wait and see.

For so many years, people have been praising Xu Bowen, but they seem to have overlooked that it is the prime minister of the Cao family who really strategizes after Xu Bowen and controls the overall situation.

He is the greatest hero in the world, a hero in today's troubled times.

……

In March, spring rain started falling.

The Jiangdong natural moat began to swell, and Cao Jun retreated dozens of miles in due course, and returned to the city. The camp by the river also removed its strict defenses.

In this way, it is in line with the principle of using troops.

If you use water and fight by river water, how can Jingzhou compare to Jiangdong now.

The more than [-] water thieves that Sun Ce subdued were just begging for food in the river.

Now that they have excellent armaments and weapons, these people are brave and fearless when fighting. After all, they surrendered to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce is kind to these people.

Therefore, when the water is rising, it is the best choice not to fight, it is better to retreat and prepare armaments and equipment.

At this time, Jiang Xia also received the news that Liu Xuande ordered Guan Yu to return to Jiangxia City, rest for a few days, and then go to lead the army, leading the army for several months, almost non-stop, set an example, and never retreat half a step.

In addition, he defeated Cao Ren's invaders nine times. He has worked hard and made great achievements. He deserves to rest.

It just so happened that it was also March, and Liu Qi became seriously ill.

"Brother," after Guan Yu came back, he slept with Zhang Fei for the first night, hungover until dawn, and it was time to relax, so he never let go of this opportunity.

"It's only a few days' rest. I'm afraid Cao Cao's treacherous plan at this time should not be taken lightly. Yun Chang knows that my brother's heart hurts me and I'm tired, so I can't just let it go."

"The real opportunity is to stick to it at this time. If you really want to drink, it should be when Cao Jun retreats. After I take Jingzhou, it is definitely not now."

Saying this, Guan Yu came back to Jiangxia city, not outside to guard the camp, like sitting on pins and needles.

He has read a lot of military books before, and he is good at thinking and has rich experience in leading troops. He is already a general, so he will naturally understand the enemy's methods of using troops.

Both Cao Cao and Xu Zhen are very good at using the way of falsehood and reality.

These two people will never really retreat, they often take a step back, perhaps just to confuse the enemy and make them take it lightly.

After thinking through this verse, Guan Yu couldn't sit still.

"No, you're in such a hurry."

Liu Bei advised a few words, "Jiangxia's soldiers and horses are stable and immobile. After all, Cao Cao's goal is Jiangdong, not our place. Yun Chang can rest for a few more days."

"Besides, I have news here, and I must tell Yun Chang alone."

Guan Yu stroked his beard lightly, thought for a moment, his mind settled down, and then asked, "What news?"

"Xiliang has already belonged to Xu Zhen."

"Um……"

Guan Yu fell into silence.

"Is Yun Chang not surprised?"

"surprise."

Guan Yu didn't hide it at all, and of course he wasn't as arrogant as he was in Jizhou in the north. At that time, he really didn't take Xu Zhen seriously, thinking that Lu Bu would never lose to Xu Zhen in a single battle.

He didn't feel admiration until all the generals under Yuan Shao's command were beheaded one by one.

Xu Zhenneng has come this far, and countless heroes under his command have followed him, and he does have his charm and talent.

Now that he got Xiliang, he was surprised, but also felt that it was reasonable.

I just felt that the news came too fast.

"It's just a winter day, how long has Xu Bowen been back?"

"Hahaha!"

Liu Bei smiled bitterly a few times, shook his head and sighed, "At the beginning I still wanted to subdue him, but now I understand that even Cao Mengde couldn't subdue him, I'm not much better than Meng De, how can I?"

"Brother is too modest," Guan Yu said succinctly, and took a deep look at Liu Bei.

In the eyes of others, you may not be as good as Cao Cao, but in the eyes of Yun Chang, the elder brother will always be the elder brother.

no matter when.

"It doesn't matter, I'd rather have the jade broken."

Guan Yu straightened his long beard and spoke frankly.

"But it's bad news, but it's also good news."

Liu Bei nodded at this time and said, "The bad thing is that Cao Cao's rear seems to be stable, and the morale of the army is soaring. I'm afraid Jiangdong can fight slowly."

"The good thing is, I always feel a little strange about this matter."

Liu Bei frowned and thought, he had never had such a strong feeling for a moment, it was very strange that Xiliang got it, the key point was that Ma Teng died in Xudu.

But Ma Chao surrendered to Xu Zhen.

What does this mean?

The reason for this, after a little thought, is very shocking.

Perhaps, their chance is still here.

"Brother, do you mean that Xu Bowen and Cao Cao are at odds?"

As soon as Yun Chang opened his eyes, he took a deep breath, slowly leaned back, cupped his fists and said, "Since this is the case, Yun Chang can't stay here. When he returns to the camp, the front line will be solid!"

"This news, my brother knows, and Jiang Dong must also know, so he will be prepared, and whether there is any suspicion, only Cao Cao and Xu Bowen know."

"The two of them have designed this relationship more than once."

"Maybe it's also a layout. Brother, you must not take it lightly. We have been tricked twice."

"Should, take strict precautions immediately, and don't give Cao and Xu any chance!"

"It is."

Liu Bei thinks so.

These two really like to use each other's relationship to design, the key is that Cao's clan general and Xu Zhen are at odds, but Cao Cao treats Xu Zhen as his own.

So tried and tested.

"Okay, then work hard for Yunchang, and I will also inform Marquis Wu."

"What kind of medicine is sold in Cao Cao's gourd, I'm afraid we have to wait a few more days."

Liu Bei got up and bid farewell to Zhang Fei. He was going to leave the mansion all the way, but when he was in the front yard, he met Jian Yong and Sun Qian who came hurriedly.

The faces of both of them were very ugly, which can be described as mournful. Liu Bei had only seen such a look when he was fleeing to death.

Jian Yong didn't stop, walked to Liu Bei's side, lowered his voice and said: "Sun Ce, he was assassinated and seriously injured!"

(End of this chapter)