"Okay. As for the war in the Central Plains, we don't care about it for now. But... How can we help Liu Bei? Cao Cao also felt that Guo Jia was right, so he gave up his plan to attack Yangzhou. Put all your thoughts on Yizhou.

Guo Jia's expression turned happy, and he said: "The minister has already thought of a plan last night, which can help Liu Bei defend Yizhou steadily. ”

"What's the plan?"

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Although Lu Bu is arrogant, he clearly knows that the King of Wei has the strength to fight him, and he dares to fight. King Wei, please think about it, will Lu Bu attack Yizhou, will he be worried, we will take advantage of the weakness to attack his Yangzhou, or Jingzhou? ”

"Of course."

"So...."

Guo Jia paused and said: "The minister's plan is to transfer back 100,000 righteous soldiers from Sili and station them in the east of Runan, posing as if they are going to attack Jingzhou. Then send someone to negotiate with Liu Bei and ask him to hand over the cities such as Sword Pavilion and Yangping Pass to us to guard. In this way, Lu Bu had to think about it. The 100,000 new troops he entered Shu have the ability to swallow Yizhou. And hold the Central Plains. ”

"That's not right..."

Xun Yu said: "Fengxiao, you just said that you didn't provoke Lu Bu, how can you blink an eye..." ”

"Hahaha..."

Guo Jia said with a smile: "This is called the virtual is real, and the real is virtual." The virtual and the real make it difficult for Lu Bu to distinguish between the real and the false. We will not directly intervene in the war in the Central Plains, but we can threaten him. Cause him a lot of pressure. Let him think that we are going to fight soon, but we just don't make a move. In this way, it can also contain his hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, making it easier for Yuan Shao and Liu Bei to win. ”

"I'm paying attention..."

The crowd turned their heads to each other.

"But asking Liu Bei to hand over the cities such as Sword Pavilion and Yangping Pass to us to defend wouldn't it be tantamount to declaring war on Lu Bu?" Cao Cao noticed a critical problem.

Guo Jia explained: "King Wei rest assured. As long as we discuss with Liu Bei, we will attack Yangping Pass and Sword Pavilion, and he pretends to retreat, Lu Bu will not know that we and Liu Bei are in the same group. Besides, it doesn't hurt to know, because we are not directly against him. We're helping him. It was difficult for him to attack Shu, and we helped him attack Liu Bei with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, shouldn't he thank us? ”

"I'm afraid that Liu Bei won't agree..."

"He'll agree!"

Guo Jia said confidently: "He is now looking forward to the fact that we can be involved in the war in Yizhou." Will they reject our good intentions? ”

After some discussion, Cao Cao still adopted Guo Jia's advice.

Because Xun Yu, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, etc., have no good strategies. It was still Guo Jia who had the foresight to not offend Lu Bu, but also to check and balance Lu Bu, and at the same time quietly supported Liu Bei and Yuan Shao.

It's July.

Lü Bu's new army arrived in Langzhong, the hinterland of Yizhou.

The generals who had never entered Yizhou were frightened when they saw the steep mountains and dense jungles in Yizhou, and felt that there was a possibility of ambush everywhere. After arriving in Langzhong, he suggested that Lu Bu camp on a high ground.

Lu Bu was also afraid of being ambushed by Liu Bei, so he adopted the advice of the generals.

This nameless plateau, connected by two mountain ranges, is backed by a river not too wide, enough for a large army to drink. In front of you is a dense forest, which can ambush the incoming enemy.

From a military point of view, it is a rare place to camp.

Lu Bu named Dingshu Mountain, intending to eliminate Liu Bei and pacify Sichuan and Shu.

"My lord, the military aircraft is here." In the tent, Xu Shu handed a piece of music to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu couldn't wait to open it.

"Did Yuan Shao call?" Xu Shu saw Lu Bu's brows furrowed and wrinkled, and asked very worriedly.

"Hmm."

Lu Bu didn't have any extra words, answered, and threw the recital aside.

"My lord... Yuan Shao is pouring out of the nest? Still is...? What was Cao Cao's reaction? Seeing that Lu Bu didn't answer, Xu Shu continued to ask.

Lu Budao: "Let's talk about the capture of Yizhou." There is an army of one million in the Central Plains, which is enough to resist Yuan Shao.... ”

"Lord!"

Xu Shu became more and more anxious, clenched his fists and said, "What are the million troops you are talking about?" Is it even counted as state and county soldiers? Can they fight? If you really want to resist the enemy, you have to rely on General Fan's Xuzhou army. But after all, the Xuzhou army is too small, and I am afraid that it will not be able to stop Yuan Shao's tiger and wolf army. If troops are transferred from Yangzhou, will Cao Cao take advantage of the situation? If you transfer troops from Jingzhou, you can't quench your thirst from far away. You also have to guard against Cao Ren in Hanzhong County. Does the lord know the danger? ”

"And what do you want me to do? Do you want to go back now? ”

Lu Bu was also very annoyed.

finally hit Langzhong, and he had to fight Liu Bei. How can you give up?

"Looking at the demeanor of the lord, the minister can guess that Yuan Shao must have poured out, at least 500,000 soldiers and horses." Xu Shu walked to the map, looked at it for a while, turned around and said, "The minister suggested that the lord leave a division of troops to garrison Fucheng. The rest of the departments, starry and nightly, rushed back to the Central Plains and defeated Yuan Shao first. Then fight Liu Bei. ”

"No..."

Lu Bu hesitated, but still refused.

Xu Shu said: "Xuzhou is an important town in the Central Plains, which has been ruled by the lord for many years and is extremely rich. It can purchase 700,000 stone of grain every year, which is more than Yangzhou and Jingzhou. If you lose Xuzhou in order to attack Liu Bei, it's really not worth it. Besides, if Yuan Shao wins Xuzhou, the momentum will be even greater. He can use Hebei as the rear and deploy heavy troops to the Central Plains, and if we want to fight back, it will be too difficult and too difficult. ”

"You make me think..."

Lu Bu hesitated.

Yuan Shao mobilized an army of 600,000 to march south, and the troops were heading towards Xuzhou. Even if Cao Cao didn't intervene, the hundreds of thousands of garrisons in Xuzhou would be difficult to stop. Because in recent years, Yuan Shaoxin has formed several elite troops.

Black Flag Army: A heavily armored iron cavalry formed by Yuan Xi to fight against the alien races in the north.

First to Ascend to the Dead: Yuan Shang was a brave man selected from the millions of Black Mountain tribesmen, and was extremely good at attacking fortifications and large-scale battles.

There are also Xu You's 100,000 crossbow arrows, which are also very powerful.

The three elites are not to be underestimated.

With the strength of the Xuzhou army alone, it is indeed difficult to compete.

But... If he returns to the Central Plains now, he will give Liu Bei a chance to breathe, and when he comes back, it will be difficult to attack. Liu Bei will definitely mobilize heavy troops to deploy defenses, and the entire Yizhou will become a fortress full of thorns.

"My lord..."

"I decided."

Lu Bu turned around and picked up his pen to reply to the recital. handed the fold to Xu Shu and said, "Immediately expedite eight hundred miles and send it back to Shouchun." ”

Xu Shu took the fold and turned around to leave. The moment I turned around, I couldn't help but be curious, and opened it to see. Suddenly, his face changed suddenly: "This... The lord wants to give up Xuzhou? ”

"It's not about giving up Xuzhou. It is a last resort that concessions can be made. Wait until I kill Liu Bei, and then go back to fight Yuan Shao. Lu Bu explained.

Xu Shu said: "Losing Xuzhou, the price is too great.... ”

Lu Bu took a deep breath and said, "Do you know how difficult it is to get in and out of Yizhou?" In the past few months, we have traveled less than a thousand miles and captured two cities. If it is in the Central Plains, it will be enough to capture Yanzhou. ”

"When I destroy Liu Bei and return to the Central Plains, even if Yuan Shao has an army of two million, I am not afraid! From Yangzhou to Xuzhou, it is only half a month's journey, and the artillery of our new army and the iron cavalry of Jingyang and Yangzhou will make him take the initiative to retreat to Hebei! ”

"Besides... Yuan Shao wanted to capture Xuzhou, but it was not so easy, Fan Lihua had been operating there for seven or eight years, and the soldiers under his command were all elite. Then there is the Military Aircraft Department to provide artillery, and Gan Ning helps. In a few months, he couldn't beat it. If we attack and occupy Yizhou as soon as possible, we may be able to catch up with the Battle of Xuzhou. ”