Soldiers come to the world

In Xu Du's prime minister's mansion, Cao Cao has been in a very comfortable mood these days. Since he adopted and implemented Xun You's four final strategies, the situation has indeed developed in a direction that is beneficial to him.

The old Yuan family in the north had internal strife due to the leadership dispute. The governor Yan Rou and the military adviser Xun Chen were incompatible with each other, which put the old Yuan family in crisis. The county attacked the Yuan family's new army, but Yan Rou refused to save them, causing Yuan's army to be defeated, and more than [-] people were beheaded by Cao's army.

Under the dual pressure of defeat and internal strife, Xun Chen had to accept Cao Cao's resettlement plan, abandon Hebei, and move more than [-] troops to Liucheng County in Eastern Liaodong.

Cao Chun and Zhang Liao took the opportunity to push into Youzhou. Yan Rou surrendered again, but Cao Cao ordered her to be beheaded outside Ji County. Ping, the remnants of the Yuan family have left Hebei Zhishui, and it will be difficult for them to develop further.

Under the pressure of the court, Ma Teng in Xiliang also agreed to go to Beijing to participate in the sacrifice of his ancestor Ma Yuan. He is currently on his way to Beijing. Although Cao Cao promised Ma Teng safety, he actually opened his mouth Hunting big nets, waiting for Ma Teng to come. [

But what made Cao Cao most gratified was Jiangdong in the south. He had received news that Sun Quan had accepted the appointment of the prefect of Nanjun and ordered Cheng Pu to lead his army to serve in Jiangling. Of course Cao Cao knew that Liu Jing would not give up Jiangling. As a result, the conflict between the Sun and Liu families due to Jiangling will inevitably worsen.

However, not everything went to Cao Cao's liking. Among the four strategies, Liu Jing's strategy was obviously unsuccessful. He has received unfortunate news one after another. Cao Ren's army was wiped out, and Cao Ren's whereabouts were unknown. Liu Jing then forced Xu Huang to withdraw from Xiangyang, and Jiang Xia's army occupied Xiangyang City.

This incident made Cao Cao's originally good mood turn bad again, especially Xu Huang decided to withdraw from Xiangyang without authorization, which made Cao Cao furious. Even if he changed back to Chen Jiao, it would not calm Cao Cao's heart the fire.

In the study, Xun You was patiently persuading Cao Cao, "Prime Minister, you can't completely blame General Xu for this matter. The main reason is that Liu Jing only gave him a one-day deadline. He is under a lot of pressure. He knows that it is difficult to keep Xiangyang City. It is wise for him to withdraw Lu Zhao's army to preserve his vitality."

"Huh!" Cao Cao snorted heavily, "He gave up Xiangyang City, ruining my plan. Otherwise, Jiangdong will attack Jiangxia, and I will attack from behind. Liu Jing will be attacked by the enemy. This battle will be defeated. Now that Xiangyang City is lost, we will be defeated." Blocking the army in the Han River is equivalent to relieving Liu Jing from worrying about his future, and Xu Gongming's "chaotic" opinions will ruin my big affairs."

"Prime Minister, General Xu is just a general. He can't be the opponent of Liu Jing, a tyrannical hero. If he is prepared, how can General Xu not fall for it? It can only be said that Liu Jing is in charge of the overall situation, while General Xu only cares about one side. From General Xu's point of view, he took advantage of the safety of Chen Jiao and the Five Thousand Army, how could he know about Liu Jing's crisis? Prime Minister, don't blame him."

Xun You's patient persuasion calmed Cao Cao's anger a little. Cao Cao walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "I just got the news that the Jiangxia navy destroyed three warships on the east side of the river in Qichun County. , and "forced" Cheng Pu's warship back to the east of Chaisang, what does Gongda think of this?"

Xun You smiled slightly, "Prime Minister, this matter is actually within my expectation."

Cao Cao glanced at him quickly. Although he had realized something, he also wanted to hear Xun You's opinion, "Keep talking!"

Xun You said with a smile: "From this matter, we can see Liu Jing's far-sighted plan. He deliberately provoked troubles and caused wars. This can explain why Liu Jing was eager to take down the two cities of Jiangling and Xiangyang. In order to deal with what he provoked In war, we must relieve our worries as soon as possible.”

Cao Cao nodded. Xun You's opinion was exactly the same as his own, so he also laughed, "Then Gongda, why did Liu Jing start a war?"

Xun You also sighed, "He also wants to get rid of his worries once and for all. If I'm not wrong, his next target should be Bashu. Liu Zhang is a weak lord, and he can't guard his land. This is God's will!"

Cao Cao raised his head, stared at the roof for a long time, and finally shook his head, "Liu Jing is a dragon, and his ambition is in the world. Once he enters Bashu, it will be different from a dragon entering the sea. He will become my confidant in the future. I will never Let him get Bashu."

Xun You sighed in his heart, unless Bashu changed his master, it would be difficult to stop Liu Jing. Cao Cao saw Xun You's lack of confidence, and he sneered: "It's man-made, I don't believe it's God's will."

At this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside, and a guard reported outside the door: "Report to the Prime Minister, the Jiangdong envoy is here!"

Cao Cao stood up abruptly, with a serious expression on his face, and ordered: "Take him to see me quickly!"

Zhang Wen was escorted by more than a dozen soldiers and came to the prime minister's mansion. He was a little nervous. It is in his interest. It can be said that this is a very funny cooperation. Before the Chibi War, the cooperation between the two companies broke down, and now they actively mention cooperation. I wonder if Cao Cao has such a heart?

When he came to the prime minister's mansion, Zhang Wen waited for a while, and then was led into the inner hall by the guards. Cao Cao was already waiting in the inner hall. language.

The guard bowed and reported: "Report to the Prime Minister, the Jiangdong envoy has arrived!" [

Zhang Wen hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and saluted, "Jiangdong Zhang Wen sees the prime minister!"

A faint smile appeared on Cao Cao's face, "So it's Zhang Huishu of Wu Commandery. He's been famous for a long time. Please sit down!"

Zhang Wen didn't get Cao Cao's warm reception. He felt a little uncomfortable, so he saluted Xun You again and sat down. Cao Cao glanced at him and said, "Our two families are still enemies now, but the two Kingdoms are fighting each other, if you don’t kill me, I won’t kill you, don’t worry!”

Zhang Wen smiled wryly, cupped his hands and said, "The prime minister is surprised by this statement. The reason why Jiangdong resisted Cao was because the prime minister led an army to the south to threaten Jiangdong's survival first. Marquis Wu was not malicious to the prime minister himself, and he wanted to cooperate with the prime minister. If the prime minister Remember the old evil, then I have nothing to say."

Cao Cao laughed, "The prime minister can pull a boat in his belly. Of course I am not a person who remembers old evils, but Sun Quan's sincerity can't be shown in just a few words. The key is that I want to see how he does it?"

"I'm here for the big event of cooperation!"

Zhang Wen took out Sun Quan's handwritten letter and presented it with both hands, "This is a letter from Marquis Wu to the prime minister, please read it first!"

Cao Cao took the letter and read it briefly. The content of the letter was the same as he thought. First, it was a courtesy greeting, and then he explained the difficulties of the Chibi War to ease the relationship between the two families. Finally, the topic changed and talked about the prefect of Nanjun The incident naturally mentioned the long-standing conflict between the Jing and Wu families.

"Father's hatred is irreconcilable, and Quan wants to attack Jiangxia, but his strength is too weak. I hope the prime minister will help him from the west, and we will attack Jiangxia together."

Cao Cao burst into laughter immediately, "Wu Hou is such a shrewd man. Last time I had a strong army and strong horses. He helped Liu instead of helping me. Now I am short of troops and want to recuperate. Wu Hou wants to propose cooperation again." Yes, it's really puzzling!"

Zhang Wen laughed awkwardly, "If the prime minister has fewer soldiers and a shorter vision, maybe Jiangdong will not form an alliance with Jiang Xia's army. Things have changed over time. Why doesn't the prime minister look forward, instead of entangled in the past? What about the matter?"

"Past experience guide for the future."

Cao Cao said indifferently: "If Marquis Wu doesn't show some sincerity, how can I forget the past?"

Only then did Zhang Wen realize that Cao Cao wanted to put forward conditions, even though before he left, Marquis Wu also told him that he would not make any concessions on territorial conditions, nor on money and food, and he could decide the rest. Concession, one not allowed, has sealed off a lot of room for negotiation.

Zhang Wen had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask, "I don't know what sincerity the prime minister needs?"

"I want to know, if Jingzhou is conquered, how will the land be distributed?"

Cao Cao stated his request frankly, "My opinion is that Xiangyang County belongs to me, and I can transfer the rest of the counties to Jiangdong. Under the agreement under the city, Jiangdong is not allowed to attack Hefei within three years, if Jiangdong can agree to these two conditions, I will cooperate with Jiangdong's army from the north route."

Zhang Wen pondered for a moment and said: "These two conditions, I want to ask Marquis Wu for instructions, can you wait for a few days?"

Cao Cao smiled slightly, "Sir, you might as well write a letter, and I will send it to Jiangdong with a fast horse report, and you will arrive in Jingkou in two days at the latest."

"Then there will be Prime Minister Lao!"

Zhang Wen resigned and went to rest. Cao Cao then smiled and asked Xun You, who had been silent all this time, "What do you think of Gongda?"

Xun You shook his head, "Don't Jiang Dong know that our army has retreated to the north of the Han River? Jiang Xia's army blocked the river, and it seems a bit unrealistic to expect us to help." [

Cao Cao smiled faintly, "Of course I have the sincerity to help Jiangdong, but how to cross the river is another matter. If the Jiangdong army helps me cross the Han River, I am willing to fight Xiangyang again. If they can't break through the Han River Water, then I can only support Jiangdong morally, but in any case, Liu suffered a serious setback, but it is what I am most happy to see."

Xun You smiled and said: "Jiangdong fire oil, water warfare is very unfavorable. If the prime minister can send a batch of high-quality fire oil to the Jiangdong army, I think it is also a kind of support, at least it can show our sincerity."

Xun You paused and said again: "If the prime minister wants to increase the strength of Jiangdong's army, he can also give them the method of oil refining to balance the strength of Jiangdong and Jiangxia's troops."

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "Jiangdong is also my enemy. I can't give you the oil refining method, you can only teach him fish, not how to fish."

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