Chapter 1879: The Battle of Shouchun (160)
If there is no deviation in history, then Cao Cao at this time would have withdrawn his troops from Shouchun, of course, he would have lost his troops in Wancheng in the hands of Zhang Xiu, including his general Dian Wei, all of whom were killed, but because of Liu Lan's appearance, everything changed, Cao Cao did not withdraw his troops, although he had long wanted to withdraw from the quagmire of Shouchun, but suddenly received the news of Liu Lanjun's catastrophe in Lujiang, he knew that he had to go south.
This time he was forced to go south, but it was made early on, and he couldn't get Shouchun, provided that Liu Lan couldn't get it, and if Liu Lan wanted to get it, he had to ask him first.
In fact, the strategic significance of Shouchun is not important, it is far from being comparable to Yanzhou or even Yuzhou, but Cao Cao wants to seize the world, then Shouchun has undoubtedly become his backyard, how can he tolerate an enemy like Liu Lan in his own backyard, so he just doesn't want to send troops to the south, and if possible, it is best to take Shouchun before Liu Lan, which is also the decision made in the last meeting before sending troops, and everyone has a unanimous consensus.
In fact, everyone knows that there will definitely be difficulties, it is not easy to snatch Shouchun from Liu Lan's hands, but no one will give up easily, everyone is working hard, in order to not win Shouchun, Liu Lan must not be allowed to take it, this is not a problem of human nature, but once Shouchun falls into the hands of Liu Lan, if you want to win Shouchun, it will definitely not be easy, and it will even be more difficult than taking Xuzhou, no one wants to see such a situation happen, in order to shed less blood in the future, no matter how much sacrifice is worth it now, What's more, there is another important reason, that is, Yuan Shu, the puppet emperor must be punished, to warn future generations, of course, there is a very critical reason that the heirloom jade seal in Yuan Shu's hands must not fall into the hands of others again, especially Liu Lan's hands.
Yuan Shu is called the emperor, he can still have a way to clean it up, but what if Liu Lan is called the emperor?
Cao Cao's dispatch of troops became logical, but when he was eager to arrive in Shouchun first, an accident occurred, everything changed because of the appearance of Ma Yan, from the confrontation between the two armies to the end of the confrontation, not giving an inch, seeing the sword soldiers meet each other, this situation made Cao Cao frown, and at this time, all the generals came to ask for battle.
The generals have had enough of the Jizhou army, they look like they are born to owe them a few hundred taels of gold, unconditionally give way to let the Jizhou army pass and so on Everything is due, in the face of the excited generals, Cao Cao and all the masterminds kept calm, because they all understood that the current is not a simple question of occupying the road, but a question of who passes first, once the Jizhou army is allowed to go first, it means that Ma Yan will arrive in Shouchun in advance, so that they will lose half of the meaning of going to Shouchun.
There are only the masterminds left in the tent, including Guo Jiaxunyou, who can be said to be Cao Cao's most relied on strategists, who played a vital role in giving advice to Cao Cao, but at this time, Cao Cao most wanted to know how to face the current situation and whether to avoid it.
"If we don't avoid it, then we will inevitably start a war with Ma Yan, and with the strength of our army, Ma Yan has no power to fight back at all, which is likely to make Yuan Shao send troops south, this possibility is very great, there is Hanoi in front of Ma Yan and then there is Ma Yan, and now there are rumors in Yecheng, Sikong must be cautious." It was Xun You who spoke, and his understanding of the current situation was quite clear, and once the consequences of a war with Ma Yan began, even if he didn't say it, several people here understood what it would be.
"What Gongda said is true, but if we let Ma Yan take it, do you think Yuan Shao will not send troops to Yanzhou?" It was Guo Jia who spoke, because he controlled the spy agency, and he knew some inside information better than many people in the next seat, although he also wanted to avoid a head-to-head confrontation with Yuan Shao, but now it seems that it is difficult.
"Can't it really be changed?" Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia and asked with some anxiety, he didn't want to start a big battle with Yuan Shao so early, although he understood why Guo Jia said this, but he knew that Yuan Shao's focus was Guangling, as for attacking Yanzhou and Yuzhou, to put it bluntly, it was still the concept of entering the Central Plains, and this was also the reason for his disagreement with Guo Jia, he was convinced that Yuan Shao was going to send troops to Guangling, but Guo Jia felt that Yuan Shao's purpose was to enter the Central Plains.
Neither of the two of them could convince anyone in this matter, but it must be explained that Cao Cao himself, including the entire Xu Du, was not prepared, and was fully prepared, if he started a war with Yuan Shao now, they would not have any chance of winning. But Guo Jia has a different opinion, if they are not prepared for this battle with Yuan Shao, then how can Yuan Shao be fully prepared?
Compared with Yuan Shao, they are more advantageous, after all, they are fighting within their own control, whether it is military or logistics, there is a natural guarantee, on the contrary, looking at Yuan Shao, they can't be compared with them at all, if you really want to say who is not ready for war between them, then it must be Yuan Shao now.
So his attitude is very clear, if this battle cannot be avoided, then they should let this battle come early, instead of waiting for Yuan Shao to be fully prepared, not only in terms of military and logistics, but also in terms of strategic alliances, he is most afraid of that time, even Liu Lan is facing Yuan Shao, that is really terrible.
So in Guo Jia's eyes, maybe they are not ready now, and Yuan Shao is not ready, at this time, because of the geographical and human factors, they have an advantage, on the contrary, let Yuan Shao be well prepared, then the battle will really become difficult and unfavorable to them.
The current situation, the best choice is to take Ma Yan, and then seize Shouchun, at the cost of Shouchun, in exchange for a real alliance with Liu Lan, as for the other continue to make concessions to Jizhou, not only will you lose Yuan Shu and the jade seal in his hand, but also lose Shouchun, at that time Yuan Shao has no meaning to take Shouchun, it is entirely possible to use it at the cost of Liu Lan's neutrality, at that time, when the war changes from three to two, it is the real crisis.
Guo Jia's words were conclusive, as if he could see what would happen in the future, but it must be said that his somewhat excited words made Cao Cao calm down, on the other hand, except for Xun You, who was thinking seriously, everyone else was watching coldly, or there was a trace of contempt and disdain in their eyes.
They are not all the way, and they will never be all the way, not to mention that literati have been light since ancient times, but Guo Jia's limelight is too strong, although there are a lot of rumors, although many people are also playing with right and wrong, but Cao Cao is very clear and calm, he didn't think so much, and he won't listen to any slander, the reason is very simple, Guo Jia is a very simple person, there is no clan power, and there is no military power, such a person does not pose any threat to him!
Rather than believing their gossip, Cao Cao wanted to know how much Guo Jia had touched on these people's interests, and why did he make them so indignant, and then get rid of them?
Everything was seen by him, but Cao Cao didn't have a seizure, he just nodded very seriously, and after thinking about Guo Jia's analysis very carefully just now, he said: "I also understand the situation you said, but I must state one thing, that is, we must not provoke a war." “
This is Cao Cao's bottom line, does Yuan Shao want to seize the Central Plains, then as Guo Jia said, he will use various means to force Liu Lan to stay away, and he can't get involved, that is to say, either eliminate it, or exchange it in some other way, and Guo Jia's reminder just now made him feel that it is very likely, generous to others, using Shouchun as bait, and then using the army to Guangling as a knife, and forcing Liu Lan to comply, does he still have a choice?
No, he has no choice but to accept it, otherwise he can only be eliminated, but this may be just Yuan Shao's wishful thinking, because Liu Lan will not be unaware of the truth of his lips and teeth, if he accepts Yuan Shao's proposal, then when he is eliminated, he will have no ability to resist.
Cao Cao knocked on the dwarf table for a long time before he suddenly asked: "If we contact Liu Lan now and strengthen the alliance with him, once Yuan Shao sends troops to Guangling, we will send troops to assist, do you think Liu Lan will still accept Yuan Shao's proposal?" ”
If there is no deviation in history, then Cao Cao at this time would have withdrawn his troops from Shouchun, of course, he would have lost his troops in Wancheng in the hands of Zhang Xiu, including his general Dian Wei, all of whom were killed, but because of Liu Lan's appearance, everything changed, Cao Cao did not withdraw his troops, although he had long wanted to withdraw from the quagmire of Shouchun, but suddenly received the news of Liu Lanjun's catastrophe in Lujiang, he knew that he had to go south.
This time he was forced to go south, but it was made early on, and he couldn't get Shouchun, provided that Liu Lan couldn't get it, and if Liu Lan wanted to get it, he had to ask him first.
In fact, the strategic significance of Shouchun is not important, it is far from being comparable to Yanzhou or even Yuzhou, but Cao Cao wants to seize the world, then Shouchun has undoubtedly become his backyard, how can he tolerate an enemy like Liu Lan in his own backyard, so he just doesn't want to send troops to the south, and if possible, it is best to take Shouchun before Liu Lan, which is also the decision made in the last meeting before sending troops, and everyone has a unanimous consensus.
In fact, everyone knows that there will definitely be difficulties, it is not easy to snatch Shouchun from Liu Lan's hands, but no one will give up easily, everyone is working hard, in order to not win Shouchun, Liu Lan must not be allowed to take it, this is not a problem of human nature, but once Shouchun falls into the hands of Liu Lan, if you want to win Shouchun, it will definitely not be easy, and it will even be more difficult than taking Xuzhou, no one wants to see such a situation happen, in order to shed less blood in the future, no matter how much sacrifice is worth it now, What's more, there is another important reason, that is, Yuan Shu, the puppet emperor must be punished, to warn future generations, of course, there is a very critical reason that the heirloom jade seal in Yuan Shu's hands must not fall into the hands of others again, especially Liu Lan's hands.
Yuan Shu is called the emperor, he can still have a way to clean it up, but what if Liu Lan is called the emperor?
Cao Cao's dispatch of troops became logical, but when he was eager to arrive in Shouchun first, an accident occurred, everything changed because of the appearance of Ma Yan, from the confrontation between the two armies to the end of the confrontation, not giving an inch, seeing the sword soldiers meet each other, this situation made Cao Cao frown, and at this time, all the generals came to ask for battle.
The generals have had enough of the Jizhou army, they look like they are born to owe them a few hundred taels of gold, unconditionally give way to let the Jizhou army pass and so on Everything is due, in the face of the excited generals, Cao Cao and all the masterminds kept calm, because they all understood that the current is not a simple question of occupying the road, but a question of who passes first, once the Jizhou army is allowed to go first, it means that Ma Yan will arrive in Shouchun in advance, so that they will lose half of the meaning of going to Shouchun.
There are only the masterminds left in the tent, including Guo Jiaxunyou, who can be said to be Cao Cao's most relied on strategists, who played a vital role in giving advice to Cao Cao, but at this time, Cao Cao most wanted to know how to face the current situation and whether to avoid it.
"If we don't avoid it, then we will inevitably start a war with Ma Yan, and with the strength of our army, Ma Yan has no power to fight back at all, which is likely to make Yuan Shao send troops south, this possibility is very great, there is Hanoi in front of Ma Yan and then there is Ma Yan, and now there are rumors in Yecheng, Sikong must be cautious." It was Xun You who spoke, and his understanding of the current situation was quite clear, and once the consequences of a war with Ma Yan began, even if he didn't say it, several people here understood what it would be.
"What Gongda said is true, but if we let Ma Yan take it, do you think Yuan Shao will not send troops to Yanzhou?" It was Guo Jia who spoke, because he controlled the spy agency, and he knew some inside information better than many people in the next seat, although he also wanted to avoid a head-to-head confrontation with Yuan Shao, but now it seems that it is difficult.
"Can't it really be changed?" Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia and asked with some anxiety, he didn't want to start a big battle with Yuan Shao so early, although he understood why Guo Jia said this, but he knew that Yuan Shao's focus was Guangling, as for attacking Yanzhou and Yuzhou, to put it bluntly, it was still the concept of entering the Central Plains, and this was also the reason for his disagreement with Guo Jia, he was convinced that Yuan Shao was going to send troops to Guangling, but Guo Jia felt that Yuan Shao's purpose was to enter the Central Plains.
Neither of the two of them could convince anyone in this matter, but it must be explained that Cao Cao himself, including the entire Xu Du, was not prepared, and was fully prepared, if he started a war with Yuan Shao now, they would not have any chance of winning. But Guo Jia has a different opinion, if they are not prepared for this battle with Yuan Shao, then how can Yuan Shao be fully prepared?
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