Chapter 1880: The Battle of Shouchun (161)

Guo Jia also knew that Xun You's suggestion was quite safe, at least it could give them more choices, not too passive, but Guo Jia didn't think so, of course, it didn't mean that Xun You's suggestion was problematic, but if there was a slight hesitation in this matter, it would inevitably make Liu Lan feel that our side was swaying left and right, which not only would not affect Liu Lan's alliance, but it was also possible for us to keep it neutral because of our side's swaying left and right, on the contrary, if our side broke the boat, then Liu Lan would inevitably ally with me after seeing the lord's determination. Resist Yuan Shao with all his might.

Guo Jia pointed out very clearly that now it is not whether we want to resist Yuan Shao or not, but Liu Lan's attitude, and if we want him to make a choice, then we should first make a choice ourselves, rather than letting Liu Lan choose between us and Yuan Shao.

Guo Jia is very helpless, if Sikong doesn't even understand this, then there is really no need to continue to study, it is better to continue the alliance with Yuan Shao, be his eagle dog, and be the head of his horse, at least then there will be no problems now, let alone worry about it, as long as he sends troops to defeat Liu Lan, and then waits for the final decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

Sure enough, several people in the chamber were not talking, maybe they also understood Guo Jia's intention to do this, but they didn't really compromise, just watched coldly, and now the point of view is very clear, either according to Xun You or according to Guo Jia, the final decision is not in their hands, and in the lord, everyone is waiting for the lord's choice, whether to continue to be friendly with Yuan Shao, or to form an alliance with Liu Lan, Cao Cao pondered slightly, and asked Guo Jia again, "After defeating Liu Lan, we have a few percent certainty of defeating Yuan Shao, How sure is it that he will defeat Liu Lan after defeating Yuan Shao in alliance with Liu Lan? ”

"June Fourth." Guo Jia didn't want to think about it, since he wanted to choose the final enemy, then whether to choose Yuan Shao or Liu Lan, in fact, they had already chosen, that was Yuan Shao, but now the situation has changed, that is to say, the route they involved in eliminating Liu Lan first in the confrontation with Yuan Shao has changed because of Yuan Shao, at this time, unless Yuan Shao can be ensured to send troops to Guangling, otherwise once he sends troops to Yanzhou, everything will come to naught.

And at this moment, Cao Cao obviously knows such a situation, he understands very well and knows very well that the most difficult thing to determine now is Yuan Shao's next move, it seems that everything points to Guangling, but he is worried and even afraid that Yuan Shao's spearhead has already aimed at him, such a possibility is not nothing, but it is still very large, especially the current trouble, if it is not properly solved, it will inevitably lead to burning.

"Lord, Your Majesty, Yuan Shao and Liu Lan are your old friends, instead of asking me, you must know better than anyone else which of the two of them is more trustworthy, as far as the humble government knows, Yuan Shao has always been angry about the occupation of Hanoi by the lord, and Yuan Shao has even been angry about this matter no less than three times, this is the first time Yuan Shao has been so excited, so the main official must take a closer look at this matter, I think this matter is not so simple." Guo Jia knows the reason for Cao Cao's hesitation now, he is actually not ready, to be exact, he has been hesitating between Yuan and Liu, so at this time he must let his goal be a little bit, Yuan Shao's side is no longer credible, he is now dreaming of destroying us and entering the Central Plains, and at this time, if he wants to make a change, not to attack Yanzhou but to attack Guangling, unless there is any huge temptation and benefit.

And after Guo Jia thought about it very seriously, he didn't think that they had this ability, at least it wouldn't be easy, in fact, in this matter, in addition to Sikong, even he was more contradictory, in fact, the best situation was undoubtedly Liu Lan and Yuan Shao have been consumed, but this situation that is beneficial to them will not happen, to change, but how to change it? Through his own influence, if possible, then he hopes to unite with Liu Lan, in fact, in terms of their own strength, in the gap between Yuan and Liu, the best situation is to please both ends, but then there will undoubtedly be another situation that neither end can please either.

And now it seems that we have to choose between these two people, then we first have to see which side will be more beneficial to us, there is no doubt that it will be more beneficial for us to choose Liu Lan now, I used to fight Liu Lan with Yuan Shao, I wanted to occupy Xuzhou, which can help us improve our strength, and finally even if we fight with Yuan Shao, we also have a certain strength, but Liu Lan is not so easy to eliminate, and now it seems that it cannot be eliminated, and Yuan Shao is unlikely to fight Liu Lan to the death, Because he also understands that even if he takes Guangling next, in fact, it doesn't mean so much to him, but it will also lose his troops and generals, and even let me profit from it, especially after we occupy Hanoi, it seems that Yuan Shao is angry about it three times, but what really is that he feels our threat to him, so he will not allow us to continue to develop, and then Yuan Shao is likely to shift his focus to us. And Sikong's best choice is to unite with Liu Lan, which is the most in line with our interests at the moment.

"What's in our best interest?"

"Yes, my lord, you think, if we defeat Yuan Shao, then who is most likely to be owned by Jizhou, is it Liu Lan or Sikong you?" Since Guo Jia said so, he is very confident, and where his confidence is, there is no need to ask Hanoi, in turn, Liu Lan wants to take Jizhou, he must first recapture Xuzhou and Qingzhou, but when he recaptures these two states, maybe we have already occupied Jizhou or even hit Youzhou.

This is also one of the reasons why Guo Jia chose to unite with Liu Lan, and this is also the only chance for them to really rise and surpass Liu Lan.

Guo Jia said this, it really made Cao Cao a little tempted, at least he saw hope, indeed as he said, if he continued to fight Liu Lan with Yuan Shao now, even if he gained something, at best, it would be a Shouchun and a Guangling, and he would always be threatened by Liu Lan who retreated to Moling, and he would not be able to do the final battle with Yuan Shao with all his strength.

On the contrary, if they fight Yuan Shao with Liu Lan, as long as they can defeat him, then they have a great hope of occupying Jizhou, Youzhou and Merge Prefecture first, and this is something that the alliance with Yuan Shao can never obtain, at this moment he is finally tempted, because he finally understands what he wants, and how to get everything he wants most.

Cao Cao said with a smile on the side: "Then it seems that our alliance with Liu Lan is imperative, since this is the case, I think it is better to send someone to contact Liu Lan first, at least to find out his tone first, right?" Otherwise, our side defeated Mayan, and once he repented, we wouldn't even have a chance to regret it. ”

Guo Jia also knew that Xun You's suggestion was quite safe, at least it could give them more choices, not too passive, but Guo Jia didn't think so, of course, it didn't mean that Xun You's suggestion was problematic, but if there was a slight hesitation in this matter, it would inevitably make Liu Lan feel that our side was swaying left and right, which not only would not affect Liu Lan's alliance, but it was also possible for us to keep it neutral because of our side's swaying left and right, on the contrary, if our side broke the boat, then Liu Lan would inevitably ally with me after seeing the lord's determination. Resist Yuan Shao with all his might.

Guo Jia pointed out very clearly that now it is not whether we want to resist Yuan Shao or not, but Liu Lan's attitude, and if we want him to make a choice, then we should first make a choice ourselves, rather than letting Liu Lan choose between us and Yuan Shao.

Guo Jia is very helpless, if Sikong doesn't even understand this, then there is really no need to continue to study, it is better to continue the alliance with Yuan Shao, be his eagle dog, and be the head of his horse, at least then there will be no problems now, let alone worry about it, as long as he sends troops to defeat Liu Lan, and then waits for the final decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

Sure enough, several people in the chamber were not talking, maybe they also understood Guo Jia's intention to do this, but they didn't really compromise, just watched coldly, and now the point of view is very clear, either according to Xun You or according to Guo Jia, the final decision is not in their hands, and in the lord, everyone is waiting for the lord's choice, whether to continue to be friendly with Yuan Shao, or to form an alliance with Liu Lan, Cao Cao pondered slightly, and asked Guo Jia again, "After defeating Liu Lan, we have a few percent certainty of defeating Yuan Shao, How sure is it that he will defeat Liu Lan after defeating Yuan Shao in alliance with Liu Lan? ”

"June Fourth." Guo Jia didn't want to think about it, since he wanted to choose the final enemy, then whether to choose Yuan Shao or Liu Lan, in fact, they had already chosen, that was Yuan Shao, but now the situation has changed, that is to say, the route they involved in eliminating Liu Lan first in the confrontation with Yuan Shao has changed because of Yuan Shao, at this time, unless Yuan Shao can be ensured to send troops to Guangling, otherwise once he sends troops to Yanzhou, everything will come to naught.

And at this moment, Cao Cao obviously knows such a situation, he understands very well and knows very well that the most difficult thing to determine now is Yuan Shao's next move, it seems that everything points to Guangling, but he is worried and even afraid that Yuan Shao's spearhead has already aimed at him, such a possibility is not nothing, but it is still very large, especially the current trouble, if it is not properly solved, it will inevitably lead to burning.

"Lord, Your Majesty, Yuan Shao and Liu Lan are your old friends, instead of asking me, you must know better than anyone else which of the two of them is more trustworthy, as far as the humble government knows, Yuan Shao has always been angry about the occupation of Hanoi by the lord, and Yuan Shao has even been angry about this matter no less than three times, this is the first time Yuan Shao has been so excited, so the main official must take a closer look at this matter, I think this matter is not so simple." Guo Jia knows the reason for Cao Cao's hesitation now, he is actually not ready, to be exact, he has been hesitating between Yuan and Liu, so at this time he must let his goal be a little bit, Yuan Shao's side is no longer credible, he is now dreaming of destroying us and entering the Central Plains, and at this time, if he wants to make a change, not to attack Yanzhou but to attack Guangling, unless there is any huge temptation and benefit.

And after Guo Jia thought about it very seriously, he didn't think that they had this ability, at least it wouldn't be easy, in fact, in this matter, in addition to Sikong, even he was more contradictory, in fact, the best situation was undoubtedly Liu Lan and Yuan Shao have been consumed, but this situation that is beneficial to them will not happen, to change, but how to change it? Through his own influence, if possible, then he hopes to unite with Liu Lan, in fact, in terms of their own strength, in the gap between Yuan and Liu, the best situation is to please both ends, but then there will undoubtedly be another situation that neither end can please either.

And now it seems that we have to choose between these two people, then we first have to see which side will be more beneficial to us, there is no doubt that it will be more beneficial for us to choose Liu Lan now, I used to fight Liu Lan with Yuan Shao, I wanted to occupy Xuzhou, which can help us improve our strength, and finally even if we fight with Yuan Shao, we also have a certain strength, but Liu Lan is not so easy to eliminate, and now it seems that it cannot be eliminated, and Yuan Shao is unlikely to fight Liu Lan to the death, Because he also understands that even if he takes Guangling next, in fact, it doesn't mean so much to him, but it will also lose his troops and generals, and even let me profit from it, especially after we occupy Hanoi, it seems that Yuan Shao is angry about it three times, but what really is that he feels our threat to him, so he will not allow us to continue to develop, and then Yuan Shao is likely to shift his focus to us. And Sikong's best choice is to unite with Liu Lan, which is the most in line with our interests at the moment.

"What's in our best interest?"

"Yes, my lord, you think, if we defeat Yuan Shao, then who is most likely to be owned by Jizhou, is it Liu Lan or Sikong you?" Since Guo Jia said so, he is very confident, and where his confidence is, there is no need to ask Hanoi, in turn, Liu Lan wants to take Jizhou, he must first recapture Xuzhou and Qingzhou, but when he recaptures these two states, maybe we have already occupied Jizhou or even hit Youzhou.

This is also one of the reasons why Guo Jia chose to unite with Liu Lan, and this is also the only chance for them to really rise and surpass Liu Lan.

Guo Jia said this, it really made Cao Cao a little tempted, at least he saw hope, indeed as he said, if he continued to fight Liu Lan with Yuan Shao now, even if he gained something, at best, it would be a Shouchun and a Guangling, and he would always be threatened by Liu Lan who retreated to Moling, and he would not be able to do the final battle with Yuan Shao with all his strength.