Chapter 291: Winter Hunt (17)
"Hahaha, what the general said is very second! Cao admires, admires! It seems that before, it was indeed Cao who underestimated the general. Those who can have such insights will be able to achieve great things. Regarding the alliance, Cao will definitely consider it carefully! ”
Although he got rid of hostility and won favor, Cao Cao was still very cautious in the matter of forming an alliance. In the end, he only agreed to consider it, but did not agree on the spot.
Although Huaxing had expected this reply, it was not satisfied.
After a moment of silence, I heard him persuade again:
"In addition to mutual assistance and common causes, there is actually an additional condition for the alliance I mentioned with the general."
"Attached?"
"That's right! As long as the general forms an alliance with our army, ten years later, Hua is willing to give half of the territory occupied by our army to the general as a thank you gift. I don't know what the general wants? ”
Huaxing's "additional conditions" were like a bombshell, which blew up Cao Cao on the opposite side at the moment of exit.
Take half of the territory and give it away? That's an exaggeration, isn't it?
After so many years of crisscrossing the rivers and lakes, it was the first time Cao Cao had heard of such a "generous" alliance clause, and his face was full of surprise!
As for why Huaxing made such a promise?
Is he talking about it and trying to fool Cao Cao?
Or is it just a spur-of-the-moment impulse?
The truth is, neither!
This condition is neither a lie nor an impulse, it is a decision made by Huaxing after careful consideration.
First of all, the main purpose of Huaxing coming to the Eastern Han Dynasty was to complete the tasks assigned to him by the state.
Although in terms of the content of the mission, it is still a little vague.
But judging from the information he had, most of the missions Lu Pu said were fake.
His real task is to prevent foreign forces from undermining the course of our country's history.
In other words, Hua Xing did not come to the Eastern Han Dynasty to conquer cities and pursue imperial power, but had only one goal, that is, to defeat Lu Pu during the Eastern Han Dynasty and stop the conspiracy of the enemy country.
Therefore, he only needs to have enough strength to complete this matter, and the size and amount of territory are not important to him.
Second, if what 9647 says is true, then for them, there is only one way to win: to ensure that history goes on at its proper pace.
However, due to the fact that Huaxing was deceived by the enemy before, it has changed a lot of historical processes.
Important figures such as Liu Bei and Lu Bu have all returned to the West in advance.
Therefore, it is no longer realistic to want history to develop "unchanged".
For this reason, Huaxing came up with a rescue method after thinking about it:
He can't be more demanding that every detail of history be the same as before, but he must make sure that the final result doesn't change!
The so-called "final result" remains unchanged, which means that he has to help Cao Cao's Wei State to take the entire Han dynasty step by step according to the course of history. Thus ending this chaotic strife and stepping into the next dynasty.
Only in this way may we be able to have the least impact on the future world.
Then why only give half, instead of giving all the territory to Cao Cao?
To be honest, for Huaxing, it is not a problem to give half or all.
His ultimate goal is to ensure that Wei can dominate the world, so even if he keeps half of it now, he will give it to the other party in the end.
However, considering Cao Cao's suspicious personality, Huaxing still chose to send half of it first.
Because if it is all given to Cao Cao, although the temptation will increase a lot, it will also attract Cao Cao's suspicion!
In the last second, Huaxing still claimed to be a hero in the world, and the next second he said that he wanted to give all his power to others?
This approach is obviously somewhat inconsistent.
Not only is it unconvincing, but it also makes the other party wary.
Therefore, in order to promote this alliance, Huaxing finally decided to use half of the power as a bargaining chip to tempt the other party.
On Cao Cao's side, after hearing Huaxing's "additional conditions", he was stunned on the spot.
He never imagined that Huaxing would make such a "precious" promise in order to form an alliance.
In fact, when he first met Huaxing more than a year ago, Cao Cao saw that this person was definitely not human.
Later, I heard that Huaxing is not only extraordinary, but also able to fight well.
In just over a year, he not only captured the headache Qiankun Mountain, but also repelled the Youzhou army three times his own with a very small number of troops, and won two incredible victories.
With this skill alone, Cao Cao was convinced that if he was really given ten years, this person would have a great achievement.
At that time, don't look at only half of the territory, it will be at least several cities.
If you're lucky, you might even be in the territory of one or two states!
Therefore, the condition offered by Huaxing is definitely priceless, and it is difficult for Cao Cao to be tempted.
But, as Hua Xing had expected, Cao Cao was a suspicious man, and he never believed that pies would fall from the sky.
And the bigger the pie, the more he felt that this matter was strange, and his eyebrows couldn't help but get together again:
"General Hua is willing to give half of the territory to Cao, it is indeed ...... Full of sincerity! But Cao still has something unclear, and I hope the general will teach him! After raising his hand and hugging his fist, he heard Cao Cao continue to ask:
From what I said just now, it is not difficult to see that the general, like Cao, is also a person with great ambitions. The hard-working country was given away for a covenant, Cao really didn't understand this matter, and I hope the general will explain one or two! ”
Huaxing had long expected that Cao Cao would ask such a question, but after a while, he opened his mouth and replied:
"First, as the saying goes, the grace of a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring! General Cao's willingness to form an alliance with us at the time when Hua was at his weakest was definitely a great favor to our army. As a token of gratitude, it is not too much to give away even half of the territory. Second, although Hua has great ambitions, his direction is slightly different from that of the general......"
"Direction...... Different? ”
Hearing this, Cao Cao's brows tightened together again:
"Doesn't General Hua want to revive the Han family...... Eminence? ”
"That's right!" Hearing this, Hua Xing pretended to shake his head indifferently:
"It doesn't matter to me whether it's Han or not; I don't really have much interest in conquering cities and conquering the world. ”
As soon as he heard that Huaxing was neither for the Han family nor for the world, Cao Cao was even more confused:
"General Hua, then why did you raise troops? You don't just want to be a copycat leader in Yuanyuan Village, right? ”
"Hehe, of course not!" Hua Xing shook his head and smiled:
"Hua raised an army, and he had his own purpose. But the stakes are high, and if I tell the general, will the general be willing to keep it a secret for me? ”