King of Liao at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 300

"Feng Xiao, now that our army is out, and this Liu He wants to compete with me for the city, and there are Ma Teng, Han Sui and others in the northwest, it really gives me a headache!" Cao Cao told Guo Jia about his feelings. worry.

For this expedition, Cao Cao mainly relied on the counselors Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others to sit behind Cao Cao and allocate food and grass for Cao Cao. Cao Cao is very good at knowing people. The art of war is excellent, except for one time of unrestraint, his character is also good, which Cao Cao values ​​​​very much.

"My lord, although Yongzhou is in chaos in today's thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty, since the defeat of Li Jue and Guo Si, the west of Yongzhou has been controlled by Ma Teng, Han Sui and others from Xiliang, while the central part has been controlled by the warlords at that time. And the rest of the Baibo Yellow Turbans who will appear soon, these people have no ambitions and just want to live in peace in their own city, but now, Yongzhou has been disturbed by Zhang Xiu alone, and the lord and Zhang Xiu have revenge for killing their children Liu He, who is far away in Jizhou, is also afraid of the lord. If the lord wins Sili, Yongzhou will border Hanoi, Bingzhou, which Liu He occupied. Everyone in the world was shocked by it, so how could Liu and Xiaoer not be afraid after inheriting their father's inheritance not long ago?" Guo Jia stood up and said to him.

"Oh? In the meaning of filial piety, it's not the right time to send troops this time?" Cao Cao asked suspiciously.

"No! My lord, if I don't send troops now, my lord will send troops to attack sooner or later. Now that Zhang Xiu is here, my lord's master is famous. This is a good opportunity for my lord to win Yongzhou!" Guo Jia laughed.

"Then... Now Liu He, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others are getting involved one after another. If they secretly unite to deal with XX, XX..." Cao Cao frowned when he thought of this matter.

"My lord..." Guo Jia smiled reassuringly. "Who is Ma Teng Han Sui? They are tigers and wolves. Their brave Xiliang army can't conquer Yongzhou. This shows that the local power in Youzhou is very strong. Ma Teng Han Sui is unwilling to make friends with local tyrants. Huizhi can occupy the western part of Yongzhou, but this is not the case for the lord. The important places of the lord are all in the Central Plains, and Kansai and other places. Destruction, Kansai is already dilapidated, the lord only needs to send troops to guard the west of our army, and then it is the best policy to govern slowly, when the lord gets Hebei, Jingzhou and other places, the seniority is strong, just manage here!"

"Oh? What Feng Xiao means is that you can make friends with local gentry first, and use them to deal with Ma Teng, Han Sui, Liu He and others?" Cao Cao said with his eyes brightened.

"Exactly, and my lord can also send troops to Yongzhou smoothly, kill Zhang Xiu, and have avenged my lord!" Guo Jia said.

"Okay!" Cao Cao immediately laughed.

"My lord! I have something I want to say to my lord!" Xun You came out and cupped his hands.

"Oh? Gongda, but it's okay to say!" Cao Cao said.

"My lord, although Zhang Xiu is a martial artist, he is also very brave. What's more, he has the help of counselor Jia Wenhe under his command. In this chaotic place in Yongzhou, if Zhang Xiu thinks he is fleeing, it will be extremely detrimental to our army." After all, our army is laborious and consumes food and grass, so I hope the lord will think twice..." Xun You is not a person who likes war. Whenever Cao Cao mobilizes troops, he will persuade Cao Cao, and this time is of course no exception.

"Hmph! Don't talk about Gongda, that Zhang Xiu killed my parents and my nephew, how can I swallow this tone! If I don't take revenge, how can I face the world! I swear to kill Zhang Xiu!" Immediately excited road.

"Hey...my lord, it's an ominous weapon for soldiers, I hope Mr. Pig will think twice..." Xun You knew the lord's temper, so he stopped admonishing him, shook his head, and stopped, sighing.

"Okay! Send troops tomorrow!" Cao Cao said loudly.

"No!" the generals replied.

"Hey..." The audience was over, and Xun You was still sighing after leaving Xun You, "Why can't my lord just listen to me..."

"Hehe! Gongda, do you really think that the lord doesn't understand what you said?" Guo Jia's voice came to his ears, and Xun You suddenly turned around, seeing Guo Jia looking at him with a wicked smile.

"Hmph! Didn't you already have a plan for the lord? You must understand, but I don't understand!" Xun You said angrily.

"Haha, Gongda actually has a small belly!" Guo Jia teased.

"Feng Xiao, don't laugh at me. I persuaded the lord because I was thinking about the lives of the soldiers under the lord's command, and for the sake of the people!" Xun You said angrily.

"Gongda, do you really think that the lord came back to attack Yongzhou because of his deep hatred with that Zhang Xiu?" Guo Jia suddenly said meaningfully.

"Oh? Isn't it?" Xun Yu asked doubtfully.

"Haha! Gongda, if you are talking about strategizing, I am not as good as you, but if you are talking about seeing through other people's minds, then you are not as good as me. The look in the eyes of the lord that you didn't pay attention to just now, in fact, the lord has already done it before I said the strategy." Thinking of using the tyrants in Yongzhou to resist several other enemies, he sent troops in the name of chasing and killing Zhang Xiu, and told the tyrants in Yongzhou and other places that he was not interested in their cities and lands, so that the tyrants focused their attention on Ma. Teng, Han Sui, Liu He and others, the master is the one who reaps the benefits in the end!" Guo Jia laughed.

Xun You suddenly realized, understood Cao Cao's thoughts, and shook his head helplessly, "My lord's thoughts are really hard to guess!"

"Hehe, Gongda is a gentleman, how can he guess the mind of the lord?" Guo Jia said.

"Hey... No matter what, whoever goes to Yongzhou and other places in the end will not only be the soldiers who will be killed or injured, but the people who will suffer!" Xun You said worriedly.

"I really admire Gongda's concern for the country and the people, but Gongda, don't you think that if the Lord calms down the chaos in Yongzhou, it seems that many soldiers will be killed and injured, and countless people will suffer, but if Yongzhou After Taiping, won't the rest of the people have a stable life?" Guo Jia persuaded Xun You.

"This..." Xun You was stunned, thought for a while, and suddenly turned to Guo Jia and said, "I don't want to be filial at such a young age, but I can understand this great way. I have a long-term vision. I really admire it!"

"Brother Gongda's talent is even more admirable!" Guo Jia hurriedly returned the salute, but Xun You had been an official in the court for a long time, and even Cao Cao had to be courteous. Xun You was able to say such a compliment, and Guo Jia also had some flattered

"Haha! Fengxiao is polite, polite!" Xun You laughed.

"Why don't you and I drink a few cups?" Guo Jia laughed.

"This...how can there be wine in the army?" Xun You looked embarrassed. In fact, not only Guo Jia is a wine lover, why is Xun You not?
"Haha, Gongda, there are none in the army, you must have one!" Guo Jia teased.

"You... Fengxiao, you told someone so much, so you just want to hang out at a certain bar?" Xun You asked.

"Hey, Gongda's words are serious!" Guo Jia said.

"Okay! Let's go! This matter must be known to the lord and the generals in the camp!" Xun You quickly pulled Guo Jia away.

"Don't worry, I'm awake..." Guo Jia was all smiles, wine was his favorite, and for someone like Xun You who loves wine, of course there are all good wines...

And Zhang Yan in the north has already led the army to attack Yangping in the south. Sima Lang also sent troops to attack Hedong at the same time. Pei Mao and his son also contributed a little bit. At that time, Cao Cao was still having a headache about Xuzhou, so he directly appointed Pei Mao as the governor of Hedong, and let their Pei family take charge of this place.

Pei Mao has five sons, Pei Qian, Pei Jun, Pei Hui, Pei Ji, and Pei Wan, all of whom are very powerful. Pei Mao is also treacherous and cunning. It has always been a big problem for the Han court, and every time the Hu people take advantage of the chaos, they will come to plunder the Great Han City, and they succeed every time. Yangping controlled by Pei Mao is so good that it borders the place controlled by the Qiang and Hu people. Only the Yellow River blocks it. At the autumn collection, the Qiang Hu turned back to sneaking across the Yellow River to rob food. The Pei family and his son led the army to attack the Hu people and drove the Qiang Hu people to the west of the Yellow River. It seemed that the Qiang Hu people did not dare to invade.

It can be said that the people of the Pei family are meritorious ministers to the Han Dynasty, but this era is not an era of reasoning. They can't find any reason to beat you. As long as they can beat you, the Pei family only has two counties, and their strength is still the same. Too weak, Liu He sent Zhang Yan, Sima Lang and others to attack him, Pei Mao was shocked, and immediately called five and his cronies to discuss.

"Father, there are several tens of thousands of soldiers in our army. I am afraid that Zhang Yan will do something to him. My son is willing to lead a few brothers to resist Zhang Yan. He will definitely keep Zhang Yan outside Yangping City. Zhang Yan will come from a long way. He will definitely waste food and grass. As long as our army guards the critical point, we will definitely retreat when Zhang Yan’s army runs out of food, and then my son will fight out of the city, and Zhang Yan’s army will surely be defeated!” Pei Mao’s eldest son, Pei Qian, got up when he heard Zhang Yan’s attack. Said.

"Father, my son is willing to lead the army to fight!" The remaining sons also immediately called for the battle.

Seeing that his five sons were not afraid of Liu He's army, Pei Mao was very relieved, but the five sons must be young and vigorous. They have made great achievements in the past few years, and they are a little complacent. Pei Mao hurriedly said "Son! You don't know that Liu He's army is not Qianghu's rebellious army, and Zhang Yan is the general Liu He relies on. A few years ago, Zhang Yan led tens of thousands of remnants of the Yellow Turbans, and called himself Montenegro. The army and Yuan Shao who disturbed were not at peace. Later, Zhang Yan took refuge in Liu Yu, and the high-ranking officials at Bingzhou University had no power to fight back. Now he has become a Bingzhou shepherd and is in charge of 10 horses in Bingzhou. Although my son is brave, but after all, Zhang Yan has many people There are so many people in the rear, with Liu He's support behind us, we are no match..."

(End of this chapter)