Chapter 893: A Defensive Strategy
Since Cao Cao had always had a headache, he would bring a Lang Zhong to treat him wherever he went.
After some panic, Lang Zhong was brought to Cao Cao's side by Cao Cao's chief of guard, Xu Chu. As soon as Lang Zhong saw Cao Cao in a coma, he immediately took Cao Cao's pulse.
Everyone present didn't dare to take a breath, for fear that they would make a noise that would affect Lang Zhong's diagnosis of Cao Cao.
Lang Zhong is very familiar with Cao Cao's condition, he has been by Cao Cao's side for so many years, and now in this situation, coupled with the pulse, Lang Zhong has also come to a conclusion.
After Lang Zhong put down Cao Cao's arm, he said to Cao Ang: "Eldest son, the prime minister is overly worried, which leads to anger and induces a head wind. The small one gave the prime minister a pulse, and the prime minister's pulse was a little weak. As long as you prescribe a pair of medicine to clear the heart and recuperate for a day or two, you will be fine. ”
Cao Ang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Lang Zhong's conclusion, he was really worried that Cao Cao would not be able to stand the stimulation just now.
Guo Jia asked, "So when will the prime minister wake up?" ”
"It's not much of a certainty for this small one. Prime Minister, this is an old disease, and everything is hard to say. Lang Zhong really didn't dare to say so accurately in this regard, everyone knows that the current situation is very special, if he says half a wrong sentence, he may not see the sun tomorrow.
"Okay, take Father down. This son will hand over his father to you. Please also ask my husband to treat my father well. "Cao Ang, as Cao Cao's heir, has a high and powerful existence, and it is very rare to be able to treat a Langzhong like this.
This is Cao Ang's nature, he is originally generous, very filial to Cao Cao, and does not want Cao Cao to have any mistakes.
"Don't worry, the eldest son, the little one will do his best!" Lang Zhong was excited, Cao Ang had high hopes for him, why didn't he work hard.
Cao Cao was carried down to rest by Cao Ang's manpower, and at this time, Cao Cao's safety was naturally the best policy.
Then Guo Jia and the others bowed their hands to Cao Ang and said, "Please also ask the eldest prince to temporarily take the position of prime minister." ”
This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened, and Cao Ang may shirk it in the past. But now the situation is different, Cao Ang didn't dare to continue wasting time, and said directly: "Father is in poor health. This son temporarily took the position of his father. ”
"The eldest prince is wise!" Guo Jia and others gave up again, and this time Cao Ang's performance was much stronger than before.
After thinking for a while, Cao Ang said: "Mr. Fengxiao, now our army is not aware of it, and it has been calculated by Jia Xu. What's next? Please sir teach me! ”
"Why did the eldest prince say this, it's my duty to make suggestions." Guo Jia was frightened by Cao Ang's words. Teach you? I don't dare to take this seriously.
Cao Ang Zhengse said: "Mr. Fengxiao, I often hear my father say that Mr. Feng's talent is immeasurable. Now is not the time for Mr. to be humble, please ask Mr. to make a good plan as soon as possible, so as not to be taken advantage of by others! ”
With such a serious expression, it was the first time Guo Jia had seen Cao Ang for so long. And among all the people present now, only Guo Jia's intelligence is the highest, and only he can give Cao Ang enough help, especially at this time when Cao Cao is in a coma.
The others also looked at Guo Jia with serious faces, and Guo Jia knew what he had to do. Now that he is not coming forward, who will bear the burden?
Guo Jia said: "The eldest prince believes so much, but he is disrespectful. Shouchun's water must have been done by Liu Jun. Then they must have received this news before we do. At the suggestion, the eldest prince immediately ordered to strengthen our defenses. At the same time, Yuan Rang and General Miaocai were immediately notified to change their strategy to prevent Liu Jun from taking the opportunity to attack Yuzhou and not allowing Liu Jun to enter Yuzhou. ”
The most important thing at the moment is to defend and hold Yuzhou. If there is such a big disaster in Yuzhou, the surrounding forces will definitely not waste such a good opportunity.
Cao Ang nodded when he heard it, what Guo Jia said made sense.
Guo Jia changed his words and said in a deep voice: "In addition to guarding against Liu Yu's side, Jiangdong Sun Ce's side should also be careful. ”
Why would Guo Jia be wary of his allies? In addition to the fact that the alliance between Cao Cao and Sun Ce was originally based on the joint confrontation with Liu Yu, if Jiangdong had not been directly threatened by Liu Yu, I am afraid that he would not have been close to Cao Cao's side now.
Now that there is a problem on Cao Cao's side, it is impossible to assist Sun Ce, and Sun Ce has to face Liu Yu's critical attack alone. It is difficult to guarantee that Sun Ce will not have a plot against Yuzhou. Guo Jia felt that if he was in Sun Ce's position, he might think of temporarily surrendering to Liu Yu while Cao Cao was weak, and then send troops to Yuzhou to buy time for Jiangdong.
It is not impossible, and in the face of absolute interests, no one can guarantee that the previous promises and covenants will continue. Now it's not the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period, at that time everyone still talked about morality, how much is morality worth now? There is no spectrum in everyone's heart.
Cao Ang had been following Cao Cao for a long time, and he also knew a little about people's hearts, so much so that he was deeply worried about Guo Jia's words and asked, "Mr. Fengxiao, if something like this happens, how should we deal with it?" ”
In fact, not only Cao Ang, but everyone else also has the same mentality, they are all worried that what Guo Jia said will happen, then Cao Cao will only have a matter of time before he perishes.
Guo Jia smiled and said: "It's not that serious, and it's just a matter of prevention." With Sun Ce's temperament, it is estimated that it is not so risky. ”
Next, Guo Jia continued: "Eldest son, next, our army is on the defensive. The defensive line in the north of Yuzhou is really insufficient. The eldest prince can select strong men from among the people affected by this disaster to come to help in the war, and distribute food every day to support his family, so that he can make up for the disadvantage of insufficient troops, and second, he can relieve the people affected by the disaster, killing two birds with one stone. ”
What Guo Jia said is a real problem, the people of Shouchun must be seriously affected by the disaster this time, and Cao Cao's material reserves must have suffered heavy losses, and he really can't take out excess food to help the people, so it is better to take the opportunity to include the strong men in the army, increase the troops, and at the same time distribute the food as military salaries to these strong men, and make effective use of resources. The people affected by the disaster must be very miserable, if the pot can't be opened, Cao Jun's side will definitely be very popular if he gives food that can make ends meet. This strategy has another advantage, wherever the disaster is most likely to produce all kinds of unfavorable rumors, the people usually seem docile, but once they are bewitched by people with good intentions, it will become a very serious disaster. Wasn't this how the Yellow Turban Rebellion was born? Guo Jia didn't want Cao Cao to have such a mess here.
Cao Ang directly agreed to this suggestion and let Guo Jia take full responsibility for the matter.
Of course, Guo Jia chose to obey without shirking his responsibility.
Guo Jia is most worried about the situation on Cao Cao's side now, and sighed in his heart: "Lord, you have to wake up quickly." ”
Cao Ang, as Cao Cao's eldest son, gave orders instead of Cao Cao, wrote Guo Jia's suggestion as a political and military order, and sent knights to convey it to all the civil and military forces of the entire Cao army in Yuzhou, and strictly ordered the civil and military forces in various places to strictly guard and ensure the safety of Yuzhou.
When this order was passed into the hands of all the civil and military officials, almost everyone was shocked, and they didn't believe that this thing was true at all. When Shouchun's situation was confirmed, everyone's hearts were cold, this was a very huge crisis.
There are also some people who begin to have a less peaceful idea in their hearts.
But at such a critical moment, they still hide the idea in their hearts, so as not to be noticed and become a credit for others to climb up.
Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan were originally preparing to ambush Liu Jun's troops who might suddenly attack Runan, but they wanted to take this opportunity to kill them well, and the ambush places had already been prepared, just waiting for Liu Jun to kill. However, the overnight rain made their ambush very difficult. Xiahou Yuan even scolded God in his heart that he couldn't do things, why did it rain for so long in a good winter. This rain has been falling, and there is a chance that the Runan side will not send troops. But Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan didn't dare to take it lightly, in case Liu Jun braved the torrential rain to attack, it would be a big deal if they didn't notice it. Therefore, Cao Jun was waiting for Liu Jun in the rainstorm, which was simply a crime.
When Cao Ang's military order arrived, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan were both frightened. There was a flood in Shouchun, Cao Cao was stimulated and fell into a coma, and now it is Cao Ang who exercises power in Cao Cao's place. Cao Ang acted on behalf of his father, and there was no problem at all, because Cao Cao had already made the matter of Cao Ang his heir public. Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan are now worried about Cao Cao's body. Almost everyone in the world knows that Cao Cao has a head wind, and if Cao Cao's condition is serious this time, the consequences will be uncontrollable. For many years, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan followed Cao Cao from birth to death, and it was not said that the deep feelings were not to say, now that Cao Cao is in a coma, the hearts of the two of them are like knives, and they really want to rush to Cao Cao's side to guard immediately.
But Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan could not disobey Cao Ang's orders, they had to work hard for the safety of Yuzhou and hide their concerns about Cao Cao in their hearts.
At night, Cao Ang and Guo Jia both waited by Cao Cao's side, and after Lang Zhong's treatment, Cao Cao's condition was much better, without any painful look on his face, and he seemed to sleep soundly.
It is unknown when Cao Cao will wake up.
Cao Ang was waiting by Cao Cao's side all the time, Cao Ang at this time was not the heir of the world-famous traitor, now he was just Cao Cao's son, a filial son. Isn't it normal for a son to stay by his side when his father is seriously ill?
Guo Jia saw Cao Ang's attentive appearance, and suddenly remembered his son Guo Yi, who had not seen his son for a long time, and wondered if Guo Yi would be waiting by his side like Cao Ang when he was seriously ill.
Cao Cao slowly regained consciousness, then opened his eyes.
Guo Jia and Cao Ang immediately approached, and both of them had excited looks on their faces.
"Lord, you're awake!" Guo Jia said with a smile.
Cao Ang was even more excited and said, "Father, you're awake." What do you think? Still have a headache? If there is no need to eat, the child immediately asks the father to prepare food. ”
Cao Cao remembered that he had a recurrence of his head wind, causing him to pass out.
"You don't have to prepare anything! Feng Xiao, what changes have happened during the period when he was in a coma. Has our army made any arrangements? "The first thing Cao Cao did when he woke up was to ask about the current situation.
"Don't worry, the eldest prince has discussed some countermeasures with us and others to stabilize the situation." Guo Jia then told him and Cao Ang's arrangements one by one.
After Cao Cao listened, after thinking about it for a while, he felt that Guo Jia's suggestions were all right, and it was the most appropriate way for now.
But Cao Cao felt that this was not enough, and said: "After suffering such a big loss, it is not enough to defend alone. If you don't give Liu Yu a little bit of power, he will definitely feel lonely and bullied. ”
Cao Cao said this with anger, and when he was angry, his head seemed to hurt again, and he slept for a long time, and he didn't get a drop of water, and when he was weak, his body shook and seemed to be about to fall.
"Father, what you need now is rest." Cao Ang immediately supported Cao Cao.
Guo Jia echoed beside him: "Lord, what we can do now is to stabilize the situation." All the arrangements will be made after you recover. Lord, you need to have a good rest. ”
Cao Cao understands that he is the backbone of the entire force, and everyone else can be gone, but if he can't support it, it's over.
"Hmm. It's a real hassle to be alone. I'm tired and want to rest for a while. Get out of here, all of you. Cao Cao asked Cao Ang and Guo Jia to go out together.
Cao Ang and Guo Jia did not refute, and they immediately withdrew.
Cao Cao did not fully recover, and after lying on the boat, it didn't take long for him to fall into a deep sleep.
Cao Ang and Guo Jia were walking side by side on the road, and suddenly, Cao Ang asked Guo Jia, "Sir, does my father want to strike first?" ”
"The Lord acts in an uncertain way. It's also unpredictable. Guo Jia shook his head and said.
Cao Ang just wanted to prove what he thought in his heart, and had no other intentions.
As long as Cao Cao can wake up, then all the problems can be solved, and the big stone in Cao Ang and Guo Jia's hearts feels much lighter.
Just when the two were about to part, Guo Jia said to Cao Ang: "Eldest son, you have to grow up as soon as possible." ”
Cao Ang was stunned for a moment, this question was a bit sensitive, and he felt that there was no need to answer Guo Jia's question.
Guo Jia smiled lightly, what Cao Ang was thinking in his heart, he was clear, this was just an expectation of being a subordinate, Guo Jia waved his sleeves and left.
Leaving Cao Ang stunned when he looked at Guo Jia's back, he finally said: "Guo Fengxiao is really strange." ”