Han family achievements

Chapter 323 Unification

"We cannot divide our forces."

Tian Feng looked determined and said: "If we want to kill Dong Zhuo as soon as possible, we must join forces! I heard that the court has agreed. Xuzhou Mu Liu Bei will lead his army to join forces with Cao Cao, and they will arrive soon."

Xu You's eyes changed slightly and he looked directly at Tian Feng.

He doesn’t even know this kind of news!This Tian Feng, after all, still loves the imperial court!
Tian Feng's expression did not change. His heart belonged to the imperial court and he was also a member of the imperial court. Everyone in the world knew this and there was no need to hide it.

The anger in Xu You's heart kept rising, and he was extremely angry with Tian Feng.

The reason why he wanted to divide his troops was because he didn't care about annihilating Dong Zhuo, or was not in a hurry to annihilate him.

Once Dong Zhuo is annihilated, the next person the court wants to annihilate will be Yuan Shao!

At this time, the war should be delayed as much as possible to consume the court's troops, money and food, that is, national power.

For Yuan Shao, joining forces would do far more harm than good!
Xu You stopped thinking about drinking, raised his head, and said calmly: "Commander Tian, ​​who is in his position and plans his own affairs with half-hearted intentions, will not end well since ancient times."

Tian Feng smiled slightly and said: "I deeply agree with what Military Master Xu said. Tian Feng was once a Han minister and will always be a Han minister. Dare I ask Military Master Xu whether he is still a Han minister?"

Xu You's expression changed slightly, he snorted coldly, stood up directly, waved his hand and said: "Commander Tian, ​​do what you want!"

Tian Feng disagreed, but was worried about Cao Cao in his heart.

Cao Cao went to this Hongmen Banquet in person. Although he was very courageous and admirable, he also put himself in danger.

At noon the next day, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were still sleeping soundly.

The subordinates could not wait any longer, so Xiahou Dun forcibly took away the hungover Cao Cao, Director Zhang, senior officials, and Zhang He also forcibly awakened Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao sat there, drank a sip of strong tea, and watched Xiahou Dun take Cao Cao away with a headache. He did not forget to tell him: "Prepare a sobering soup for Meng De. He will serve him well and will not be neglected..."

Xiahou Dun held Cao Cao up, reluctantly saluted and thanked him, and then took Cao Cao away.

As soon as Cao Cao left, Yuan Shao, who was holding his forehead, slowly sat up straight and looked at the letters on the table beside him. Seeing that there were no traces of movement, he picked them up carefully and inspected them carefully. After a long while, he said with a strange expression: "I'm really drunk. ?”

Director Zhang looked like a thin scholar with cold eyes. He said, "General, I don't think so. This Cao Cao is rough in appearance but careful in heart. Don't underestimate him!"

Yuan Shao had been dating Cao Cao for 20 years, but he didn't understand him at all. He pondered for a while, looked up at the three of them, and said, "What do you think I should do?"

When Gao Gan heard this, he took the opportunity to paraphrase Ju Shou's words in detail.

Yuan Shao was startled when he heard this and said, "You mean, after the troops are united, military orders, food and grass will all be under my control?"

Gao Gan said with a serious look on his face, "Yes. Only in this way can we ensure the success of the petition against Dong, and also ensure that Cao Cao will not interfere with it. The most important thing is that the court will not settle accounts afterwards, which will be detrimental to my uncle!"

Yuan Shao was greatly moved, and he couldn't help but stand up slowly, looking at this nephew who was usually rough and crude, but without any brains.

He knew very well that these words were taught by Professor Ju, and this strategy was undoubtedly of great benefit to him!

The only thing that needs to be considered is how to force Cao Cao to agree!
Director Zhang also heard the benefits of this plan, glanced outside the door, and whispered: "General, what the high school general said is right, Cao Cao is now in the hands of the general, if he doesn't agree, then let's spend it! According to the lower officials’ speculation, the imperial court has no choice but to agree to the general!”

"Food, grass and military orders are unified..."

Yuan Shao took a deep breath, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Okay. I will entertain Cao Cao again tonight. Gao Gan, you are ready with swords and axes. If Cao Cao refuses, he will take it directly. I will do it later. The general formally writes to the court to impeach Cao Cao for disobedience!"

"General Gao Ming!"

Director Zhang was overjoyed and raised his hand and said: "General, you must first salute before sending troops. Also, take Tian Feng with you."

Tian Feng was a member of the imperial court, and Tian Feng kept secretly reporting Yuan Shao's every move to the imperial court.

Yuan Shao understood, with a smile on his face, and said: "Then..."

"General!"

At this time, Xu You rushed in and said urgently: "Xiaguan has just received news that Lu Bu was defeated by Sun Ce in Guangling County and retreated to Xiapi."

Yuan Shao looked surprised and said, "Then Sun Ce defeated Lu Bu?"

Director Zhang didn't believe it either, and said, "Sun Jian couldn't defeat Lu Bu, so how about Sun Ce?"

Xu You was anxious and said: "I also heard that Cao Cao wrote a letter recommending Sun Ce to succeed the title of Marquis of Wucheng. The two have a close relationship."

Yuan Shao's smile disappeared, and he reached out to take the teacup on the side with a gloomy look.

Seeing this, Xu You added: "General, I also got news that Xuzhou Mu Liu Bei, with an army of [-], passed through the Liang Kingdom and was on his way to Runan to join Cao Cao."

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Yuan Shao put down his tea cup fiercely, stood up, and said in a deep voice: "Really?"

Xu You nodded and said: "General, we must take countermeasures early!"

If Sun Ce and Liu Bei join forces with Cao Cao, they will have at least [-] to [-] troops, which is comparable to Yuan Shao's troops. At that time, it will be a matter of who is in charge!

Yuan Shao did not expect such a change, his expression changed for a while, and he said to Director Zhang: "Tell Ziyuan what happened just now."

When things changed, Director Zhang did not hide anything and told Xu You everything.

Xu You was stunned for a moment and said, "General, do you really want to kill Dong Zhuo quickly?"

Yuan Shao was still thinking about Cao Cao's rise to power, and subconsciously said: "Dong Zhuo and I have a hatred of annihilation. I want to tear him into pieces day and night!"

Xu You hurriedly said: "General! If Dong Zhuo is destroyed, the next person the court will conquer will be the general! What we have to do now is to delay, let Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo compete with each other, and weaken the military strength of the court. When the time is right, Take Yu and Xu, then go south, annex Jing and Jiao, and divide the world with the Han Dynasty! Now is not the time for a head-on conflict with the imperial court!"

Yuan Shao was shocked when he heard Xu You's words and looked at Director Zhang again.

Director Zhang was startled for a moment, then quickly reacted and said: "General, what Military Master Xu said... is reasonable. Then we still join forces, but let Cao Cao and others go to the vanguard, delaying food and support or delaying support, which will consume the court and With Dong Zhuo’s strength, the general will be waiting for his advantage!"

Yuan Shao frowned and thought.

Xu You's strategy made him hesitate about his previous ideas. "Delaying" was beneficial, but it also tied his hands and feet and trapped him here.

Seeing Yuan Shao's hesitation, Xu You stepped forward with twinkling eyes and said: "General, you must not hesitate at this time. Let's finalize it before Cao Cao gets the news!"

Yuan Shao looked at Director Zhang, Gao Gan and others again with questioning eyes.Director Zhang said with determination on his face: "General, this is the best strategy!"

Yuan Shao didn't want to delay, but he couldn't fall out with the court at the moment, so he had to take a deep breath and said: "Okay. Let's do it. Inform Cao Cao that I will entertain him tonight. Then send people to keep an eye on Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and others. movements!”

"Yes!" Director Zhang, Xu You, Gao Gan and others all responded to the order.

Although there is no division of troops, it is easier to control if Cao Cao and others are imprisoned.

Xu You was calculating in his heart, rolled his eyes, stepped forward and whispered to Yuan Shao: "General, Cao Cao has not touched women in recent years. It is said that he was reprimanded by the emperor of Luoyang City. If..."

Yuan Shao understood and said calmly: "You go and make arrangements."

Xu You hid it proudly, raised his hand calmly and said, "Yes, I'll go right now."

When Xu You was thinking about plotting against Cao Cao, Cao Cao had already been taken back to their camp by Xiahou Dun.

Cao Cao was lying on the bed, his face full of drunkenness, but suddenly he opened his eyes, pulled Xiahou Dun over and said, "Is there anyone watching outside?"

When Xiahou Dun saw that Cao Cao was awake, he immediately understood. He came closer and said, "No, this place is relatively remote."

Cao Cao then felt relieved and stared coldly at the tent roof, saying, "Yuan Benchu ​​set a trap for me. What did you find out?"

Xiahou Dun lay down beside Cao Cao's bed and said: "I have carefully observed that Yuan Shao's army is very well-organized. They are no ordinary soldiers and horses. They have sufficient food and grass. The soldiers have meat and vegetables."

Cao Cao sneered and said, "You did it deliberately to show us. However, this also shows that Yuan Shao really wants to please Dong."

Xiahou Dun nodded, looked back, and whispered: "I also noticed that some swordsmen seemed to have appeared. General, we have to leave as soon as possible."

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't worry, I have a way to escape. It will take two days."

"Yes" Xiahou Dun said.Cao Cao always has ideas and is much smarter than them. All you have to do is listen to him.

Cao Cao thought for a long time and said: "Someone will definitely test me later, and someone will test you. Tell me half of the food and grass, and tell the truth about the rest. There is no need to worry."

Xiahou Dun thought for a while and said: "Lejin's 5000 men are ambushing us in the valley twenty miles away and can respond to us at any time."

Cao Cao shook his head.

Just as Xiahou Dun was about to speak, loud laughter suddenly sounded outside the door: "Amao, are you sober?"

Xiahou Dun looked back and then turned to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's eyes flashed coldly, then he sat up with difficulty and responded with a smile: "Zi Yuan, please come in quickly. Yuan Rang, boil a pot of water for me. I have a severe headache."

Xiahou Dun stood up in response and saw Xu You walking in with a smile.

Xiahou Dun disliked Xu You very much. He was a smart man, but he also loved to act smart, had a high self-esteem, and was arrogant.

Ah Ma was Cao Cao's nickname. No one had called it it for many years, but Xu You shouted it out casually wherever he went, without any regard for Cao Cao's face.

Xu You came in, took a look at Cao Cao, sat down directly next to him, and said, "Ah Hao, your ability to drink is far less than before."

Cao Cao patted his temples hard, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Ziyuan, I am already forty, how can I compare to before."

Xu You frowned when he smelled the unpleasant smell of alcohol spewed out by Cao Cao, and then said: "Ah Man, I just came out of the general's tent. The latter is not sober, but he has decided to send troops to attack Dong with Ah Man. The strength of the army is Eighty thousand, 20 shi of food and grass, I wonder how much I have concealed?"

Cao Cao clapped his head even harder, sighed, and said, "Drinking made things worse. I forgot to discuss this with the general last night."

Xu You said with a smile: "When old friends meet again, it is inevitable that they will talk more."

Cao Cao slowly sat up and said sternly to Xu You: "To be honest, the money and food allocated to me by the imperial court for sending troops this time is less than [-]. I have an army of [-]. I am willing to obey the general's dispatch."

Xu You was stunned, Cao Cao, so honest!
These are exactly the same as what he investigated, and they cannot be faked.

Xiahou Dun brought tea. Cao Cao felt the temperature and drank it in one gulp. Then he felt much more awake. He touched his beard and said to Xu You, "Ziyuan, when will the general later send out troops?"

Xu You was a little confused about Cao Cao, so he pretended to be thoughtful and said: "It was originally planned to be in these few days, but you stationed troops in Zhongli, which delayed the time, and we have to discuss it separately."

Cao Cao frowned and said, "Autumn is about to come and time waits for no one. Ziyuan is far away. How about sending troops in five days?"

Xu You became more and more hesitant and said, "Ah Ma, are you so anxious?"

Cao Cao poured another cup of tea and said with a wry smile: "Zi Yuan must also understand my situation in the court. If I don't make achievements as soon as possible, the government and the public will probably eat me alive."

This is also an impeccable reason.

Xu You looked struggling, glanced outside the big tent, sat close to Cao Cao, and whispered: "I see that the general behind him doesn't seem to be in a hurry. If you want him to send troops, Ah Hao, you have to find a way to unify the military order and force the general behind him not to do anything." An excuse to delay.”

Cao Cao's face remained calm, his eyes were puzzled, and he said, "How come the military orders are unified?"

Xu You stared at Cao Cao's face and said: "Of course, the food, grass, soldiers and horses are all in one place. The general behind is the commander-in-chief of Dong Dong appointed by the imperial court, so it should be like this. Once Ah Man joins forces with the general, the general will also How can we delay it? Moreover, once we join forces, the war will go smoothly in the future, and Ah Hao will be indispensable for the credit. If there is any disadvantage, Ah Hao can be excused."

Cao Cao suddenly understood and quickly raised his hand and said: "Zi Yuan has a good plan. Anyone who listens to Zi Yuan, please tell the general to send troops as soon as possible!"

Xu You never thought that Cao Cao would agree so easily. All the words he said were suppressed in his stomach. He hesitated in his heart, but he still got up hurriedly and said: "Ah Ma has made up his mind. I will report it to the general later. Please don't ask for it." Change of mind.”

Cao Cao stood up immediately and said: "Don't worry Ziyuan, Cao Cao intends to pacify Dong, and we will wait for the general to dispatch you!"

"Okay. The general will also host a banquet for Ah Man after tonight. Please make preparations early." Xu You looked at Cao Cao for a moment, then said the next sentence, and then hurriedly left to tell Yuan Shao the good news.

Xiahou Dun sent Xu You out and waited until he was far away before turning around and asking Cao Cao, "Do you really want to agree to Yuan Shao?"

Cao Cao had a steely expression on his face, holding the teacup firmly with his right hand, and said in a calm tone: "As long as Dong Zhuo can be annihilated, it doesn't matter if I listen to him!"

Xiahou Dun said, "General, I'm worried that Yuan Shao wants to take advantage of this opportunity to swallow up their grain, grass, soldiers and horses."

Cao Cao was so drunk that he let out a breath and sneered: "He also has to have that belly! However, since Yuan Shao wants to attack Dong, let's put up with him for the time being!"

Xiahou Dun said nothing more and continued to pour tea for Cao Cao.

On the other side, Xu You quickly rushed into Yuan Shao's tent and paused when he saw Yuan Shao training Yuan Tan.

When Yuan Tan saw Xu You crashing into him, he felt extremely angry and resentment flashed in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)