Han Xiang

Chapter 434

Bowang, Duyang, and Zhi counties have been bald by Guan Yu. If he is allowed to continue to push toward Ye County, the counties in the southwest of Yingchuan will be threatened, and Cao Cao's basic situation will also be shaken.

If Liu Bei doesn't do anything in Wudang, Cao Cao can't rest assured to go north.

At present, the time for the expedition is not waiting for anyone, so Cao Cao called a group of ministers to the Sikong Mansion to discuss countermeasures.

Cao Cao saw that all the civil and military men arrived one after another, so he looked in the direction of Guo Jia and Jia Xu, and said meaningfully: "Qing and others jointly proposed to contain Sun Quan, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei. Now that Sun Quan and Huang Zu are fighting Jiangxia, Liu Bei takes Guan Yu and Zhang Fei with him, but the army stationed in Wudang County does not move. It seems to be different from the original plan."

Guo Jia offered a plan to intensify the conflict between Jingzhou and Jiangdong. Now that Huang Zu and Sun Quan have reached the second round, it is obvious that his strategy has been successfully accomplished.

Jia Xu's serial plan was only half successful. Although Zhang Lu sent troops into the Handong area, Liu Bei who was fighting was passive, so Cao Cao's eyes fell on Jia Xu.

Seeing Jia Xu frowning and stroking his beard, Cao Cao continued to remind: "According to reports from Xiangyang, Liu Bei has recently worshiped a new military adviser named Zhuge Liang. It is said that this man is more talented than Guan Zhong and Le Yi, and he may be able to see through Wenhe's scheme."

"Zhuge Liang?" Jia Xu frowned, and asked curiously, "Forgive my ignorance, this Zhuge Liang is so conceited, why has he never heard of this name?"

Cao Cao said with a smile: "It's normal that Wen He has never heard of it. This is the first time I've heard of it. It is said that he is only in his early twenties. Ever since Liu Ziyang was detained by Liu Biao, Liu Bei has now been reduced to starvation. I really don't know what means this person has. Maybe the battle with Zhang Lu will tell the difference."

Jia Xu nodded slightly: "This man is really young and promising. However, it is understandable that Liu Bei is passive and ready to fight. He does not have many troops in Wancheng, and the division of troops is worried that Ming Gong will attack Wancheng, so he dare not fight Zhang Lu lightly."

"It makes sense." Cao Cao nodded his beard, and then asked: "Since Wenhe has understood the reason, should there be a way to deal with it?"

Jia Xu picked up his beard and smiled mysteriously: "Since Liu Bei can't make up his mind, why doesn't Duke Ming send his general to take the initiative? Help him make up his mind?"

Cao Cao fell into deep thought after hearing this, and said that with Jia Wenhe's ingenuity, he would not be ignorant of his own thoughts, and it would not be easy to create chaos in the south. If the opportunity was wasted on Liu Bei, it seemed that he would be sorry for the layout of the past few months.

Thinking of Jia Wenhe's words, Cao Cao rolled his dark eyes, looked at Jia Xu and asked playfully, "Send generals? Who do you think is worthy of this important task?"

"Um"

Jia Xu glanced around the hall, then lowered her head and said nothing.

Xiahou Dun thought that Jia Xu was not interested, so he came out of the class with a straight face and came to the center of the hall. He clasped his fists to Cao Cao and said, "Liu Bei can't find a talented person, and he takes a young boy as his military adviser. It seems that his strength is exhausted. If Mengde has no one to send, why don't you let me go to Wancheng."

"Um"

Cao Cao was worried about Xiahou Dun leading the army, and couldn't bear to dampen his enthusiasm, so he left the trouble to Jia Xu to solve it, believing that with the intelligence of the other party, he would be able to give a perfect answer.

Jia Xu bowed his hands and smiled at Xiahou Dun: "The main force of Xudu wants to stay and go north. The meaning of taking the initiative to attack just now is to send a general to Wancheng to provoke. If Liu Bei's men can't hold out, our army will stay in Bowang and Duyang to monitor. This will not only protect the counties from harvesting wheat, but also stimulate Liu Bei to use troops against Zhang Lu."

"What do you mean sir? Why didn't I understand?"

Xiahou Dun looked at Jia Xu and scratched his head, while Cao Cao slowly understood what he meant, and asked tentatively, "Wen He is deliberately trying to scare the snake, but how can he stimulate Liu Bei to use troops against Zhang Lu? What if the Wancheng garrison takes the initiative to attack? Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have gone to Wudang, don't forget that Liu Bei still has a fierce general Zhao Yun under his command."

"It's simple." Jia Xu smiled and explained: "If Zhao Yun takes the initiative to attack, our army will be defeated on purpose. Only when we show a guilty conscience can Liu Bei dare to go west. If the Wancheng garrison can't hold on, the army will stay in Bowang and Duyang to contain it. It can also make Minggong feel relieved to go north."

Cao Cao clapped his hands and affirmed: "As expected of Wenhe, it really is a clever plan."

"Meng De, what do you mean?"

Seeing that Xiahou Dun was still in a daze, Cao Cao replied with a smile: "Wen He means that the generals sent to Wancheng this time should be prepared to deliberately defeat and give Liu Bei some confidence in a guilty conscience."

"Oh, it turns out that I wanted to defeat on purpose. I'm not very proficient in this way, so Mengde should find someone else."

Xu Du was rumored that Xiahoudun was often defeated by generals, and he was always ashamed of the rumors. He wanted to take advantage of Liu Guanzhang's absence to gain some military exploits, but Jia Xu actually wanted to be defeated, which was different from Xiahoudun's expectations, so he pushed it out immediately.

Cao Cao understood Xiahou Dun's thoughts, so he smiled and waved him to return to his seat.

The people sent to Wancheng to contain the garrison cannot follow Cao Cao to the decisive battle in Hebei, and they will miss the opportunity to win the battle in the decisive battle. Moreover, going to Wancheng will definitely not have military merits, so after Cao Cao explained clearly just now, no one volunteered.

It's not a bad job, no one invites you, and no one recommends others, the only way is to order.

Cao Cao will not treat the clan generals badly, and can only choose from the follow-up joining and surrendering generals.

In order of first come, first come, relatives and distances, the only ones who can lead the army independently are Zhang Xi and Gao Lan. They surrendered at Guandu when they had nowhere to go.

This move was flawed in loyalty, so it was at the bottom of Cao Cao's mind.

Attacking Yuan Shao needs someone to lead the way, so Zhang He and Gao Lan can only choose one, Cao Cao thinks for a long time and finally decides on Zhang He.

Cao Cao ordered Zhang He first, and then said grandly: "It is rumored that Zhao Yun has the courage of a thousand men. I am worried that ordinary generals will not be able to do it. Junyi is a famous general in Hebei. Before, you can lead the team to retreat regardless of Runan or Huainan. I prefer the general to go to Wancheng."

"The last general, take orders."

After Zhang Yun heard this, he clasped his fists and accepted. The surrendered general had to do "dirty work". Now he must be aware of being ordered. He didn't care much about military exploits.

Seeing that Zhang He was so obedient, Cao Cao showed a teachable expression, and then slapped the table and said to himself: "Go to Wancheng, and I can send troops to the north for a decisive battle. I almost forgot about Huainan. I don't know if there is something bad over there."

Xiahou Dun was the closest to Cao Cao, and when he heard this, he hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Since Meng De went to Huainan, the past few months have been calm. Isn't Sun Quan fighting with Huang Zu? He also has no energy to go to Huainan to do things. I received information from Shouchun a few days ago that Liu Yuanying has started farming near Shaopi. It seems that there will be peace for a few years."

Cao Cao frowned and shook his head: "Sun Quan's child is not worth mentioning, Jiangdong Zhou Yu is considered a talent, but these two are now in Jiangxia, the only thing to guard against is Long Xiang, the Lujiang prefect who won't go to Lujiang."

When everyone looked at each other and pondered, Cao Hong, who rarely spoke, suddenly stood up.

"My lord, don't worry, Long Xiang will definitely not get in the way."

"Zi Lian? How did you see that?"

"The general recently got news that Jiangzuo Second Bridge gave birth to a son and a daughter for Long Xiang at the end of last year and early this year. The think tank Lu Su also had a son. He should not be causing trouble now. It is causing trouble for his children."

Cao Hong was not in charge of information, Cao Cao was puzzled after hearing this, but suddenly remembered the underwear shop in the city, and immediately understood the reason, it must be the news that Cao Hong found out when ordering underwear.

Everyone in Xudu firmly believes that Long Xiang will not cause trouble, but the real situation is contrary to their ideals.

(End of this chapter)