In the camp of the Cao army, Cao Cao frowned and thought about the battle report that the scout had just submitted.

In addition to Cao Cao in the big tent, there was another person sitting on the side, only to see this person covered with a green robe, wearing a square scarf, and a scribe's equipment; The slender fingers were gently rubbing the short whiskers under the chin, and the sly eyes were glancing at Cao Cao on the main seat from time to time.

"Fengxiao, what does the current situation teach me?" With that, he handed the secret report in his hand to the scribe.

If Guan Yan heard Cao Cao say the word "Fengxiao" in the audience, he would inevitably stomp his feet and scold the sky for having no eyes.

Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao.

People are called "ghost talents", history evaluates its strategy, no less than Zhuge Liang, coincidentally in history, the year when Guo Jia died of illness was the year when Liu Bei Sangu invited Zhuge Liang out of the thatched house, so later generations also said that "ghosts do not die, and Wolong does not come out", which shows that Guo Jia has a high status as a strategist among the stars of the Three Kingdoms.

Originally, Guo Jia's correct appearance time was recommended to Cao Cao by Xun Yu after Xi Zhicai's death, but after Guan Yan came, with the instigation of this little butterfly's wings, many nodes in history have made some mistakes.

Guo Jia listened, stretched out his hand to take the secret protection and spread it between his arms to read it carefully.

After a while, Guo Jia closed the secret newspaper brocade, threw it on the table in a chic manner, tapped the table with his knuckles and said: "Lord, Xuzhou has the help of three people today, I'm afraid it will not be easy!" ”

"Hmph~" Cao Cao snorted lightly: "Tao Qian slaughtered my people, this revenge is not avenged, and it is difficult to calm the anger!" ”

When Guo Jia heard this, he raised his eyes and glanced at Cao Cao, but he had a lot of thoughts in his heart, revenge? I'm afraid it's just an excuse. Cao Cao coveted Xuzhou for a long time, but he suffered from Tao Qian's prestige, and attacked each other for no reason for fear of provoking the world. It happened that when Cao Cao's father Cao Song passed through Xuzhou with his family, he was inspired by the Xuzhou general Zhang Min to kill Cao Song and his clansmen; Whoever is in this matter will take revenge, and how much power there is to revenge, so Cao Cao has no problem attacking Xuzhou on the grounds of revenge; But Guo Jia knew that his lord Cao Cao had extraordinary means, insight, and ability, and he believed that the fundamental reason for Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou would not be just revenge.

But again, the Chinese pay attention to subtlety, since Cao Cao did not say it explicitly, then there is no need to break the casserole to ask the end, and it is his duty to follow Cao Cao's intentions to plot the party.

Thinking of this, Guo Jia stood up and paced: "The meaning of the lord, Jia Dang knows, but now the lord's foundation is not stable, and I heard that Lu Bu has recently raised troops and covets Puyang, if the war in Xuzhou is uncertain, Lu Bu will take the opportunity to disturb it." Jia has a plan, and the lord listens. ”

"Bong-hyo come quickly!" Cao Cao said expectantly.

Guo Jia compared his eyes and analyzed: "Tao Qian sent an envoy to Luoyang, he must have written to the court to explain the sins of the lord, so as to ask for troops to be sent to solve the difficulties of Xuzhou; Counting the time, Xuzhou's envoy to Luoyang has been at least five days, but the imperial court has not taken much action, let alone expressed its position. ”

Without waiting for Cao Cao to answer, Guo Jia continued: "Luoyang is now in charge of Guan Yan, and if the court has not moved, it must be Guan Yan who has not been decided; Thinking about the past few years, Guan Yan has been in danger a lot, although he finally entered Luoyang, but Guan Yan's soldiers are only 30,000, and there will be no more than a few people. ”

Speaking of Guan Yan, he is also Cao Cao's old friend, thinking of the years when the two of them were messing around in Luoyang, Cao Cao was not only full of emotion. Now it's different from the past, the two of them already have their own forces, although there has not been a conflict yet, but they have begun to calculate with each other, and it is not too far away to have a conflict or even a war against each other.

"What Feng Xiao said is reasonable, since Guan Yan has no time to doppelgänger, I want to do my best to take Xuzhou, what do you think?"

Guo Jia shook his head: "The lord's words are wrong, and it is unwise to say that the land is easy. The foundation of the lord is in the Central Plains, and the people are rich and wide, and the whole territory of Qing and Henan can be taken as a basis; Although Xuzhou is rich, it is a corner of peace, which is not enough to be the foundation of hegemony! Jia thinks that this battle should not seek a city or a place, but only seek to stand in the world! ”

Who is Cao Cao? Guo Jia's analysis, Cao Cao understood after thinking about it: "What Feng Xiao said, a certain should be remembered!" ”

After that, Cao Cao pulled Guo Jia to sit aside and poured a cup of tea for Guo Jia in person: "How to Liwei and please teach him filial piety~"

Seeing this, Guo Jia was quite moved, and hurriedly stood up and bowed and said, "The lord tortures me!" ”

Guo Jia asked Cao Cao to sit aside, and said: "Some time ago, Tao Qian came to write a book stating that Zhang Min did it himself, and the lord was angry and destroyed the book, and sent a document to attack him; Now when the soldiers are approaching the city, with the nature of Tao Gongzu, he will come to explain in writing again, and the lord will only say at that time: Although there is monstrous anger, he can't bear the disaster of the people to be warned, so he reprimands Tao Qian's teaching, and he must personally send a message to mourn Cao Gong; Second, it is necessary to let them provide grain and grass in order to find Zhang Hong. The lord has a grain and grass subsidy, so he will solve Lu Bu's problem first; The lord couldn't find Zhang Min for a day, so he kept asking Tao Qian for food, even if Tao Qian didn't allow it, then he would figure it later! ”

"Hahaha~~" Cao Cao was in a good mood when he heard this. This Cao Cao didn't like to play cards according to routines, and when he was young, he could use all kinds of tricks, and now he sees that Guo Jia has such an idea of temper, which is really the right way.

"Good! Feng Xiao's plan is very much in line with my wishes, so I will do so! ”

Guo Jia smiled slightly: "The lord praises falsely, this is how things can be done here in Xuzhou, but I heard that Guan Yan's subordinates Xi Zhicai, Fu Zhu and others all have good and peaceful strategies, and I don't know what tricks Guan Yan will make!" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he said loudly: "Fengxiao, I have known Guan Wende for several years, and the two of us work together, except for the yellow scarf and Dong Zhuo, I know their nature; In terms of strategy, my Cao Cao boasts that he is not inferior to him, what tricks does Guan Wende have, and what is my Cao Cao afraid of! Haha~~ How fun it is to be able to fight with it! What a blessing! ”

Cao Cao laughed a few times as he spoke, and walked out of the tent.

In history, in the battle of Xuzhou, Cao Cao Xuzhou only captured more than ten cities, and then there was no progress. And because of Cao Cao's revenge, "the chickens and dogs are exhausted" everywhere the soldiers and horses go, and there are no pedestrians in the ruins. Dongjun garrison Chen Gong was dissatisfied with Cao Cao, so he conspired with Chen Liutai to guard Zhang Miao, Zhang Miao's brother Zhang Chao, engaged in Zhonglang Xu Yan and Wang Kai and other accomplices in the rebellion, and welcomed Lu Bu as Yanzhou pastor, Cao Cao could not take it, and he was not allowed to return to the rescue division, and confronted Lu Bu in Puyang, and almost ran out of grain and grass on the way, and wanted to use the whole family as a hostage, and defected to Yuan Shao. Although Cao Cao finally defeated Lu Bu, if there were no detours in the past two years, Cao Cao's development would definitely be smoother.

However, Guo Jia's early appearance this time also clarified the strategic intention of the campaign for Cao Cao, revised Cao Cao's strategic direction, and the setbacks caused by the Battle of Xuzhou will not be repeated.