Chapter 1844: Cao Cao's Determination
"The lord's words are very true, Jiangdong Sun Quan and the King of Jin have a close relationship, if the union of Jiangdong can not succeed, for the King of Jin to know, it will cause mutual suspicion, Sun Quan has always hoped that our army can meet the army of King Jin on the battlefield." Cheng Yulang said.
At this time, it is an opportunity to attack Lu Bu, but it is definitely not the best time, at this time, there are large armies gathered around Chang'an, the number of soldiers still maintains 20,000 people, 20,000 against 100,000 Cao army, it seems that Chang'an is at a disadvantage, but in fact, Chang'an is surrounded by Xiongguan guards, once there is a war, there are reinforcements at any time, such as Lu Bu's wolf cavalry, sun archers, grassland cavalry, if such a strong mobile force appears, it will cause what turmoil on the battlefield.
"Zhongde's words are very true, Sun Quan inherited Sun Ce's throne as King of Wu, and he didn't even show it to the court, such an act is clearly not taking the majesty of the Han family to heart." Cao Cao said.
Xun Yu secretly sighed, although it is not the best time to attack Yizhou at this time, but Lu Bu is in Yizhou, after missing this opportunity, it is difficult to find a good opportunity to attack Chang'an again, but Cao Cao has such a choice is also expected, originally Cao Cao's plan was that Lu Bu attacked Yizhou, and he led his troops and horses to attack Jingzhou and sweep Jiangdong homeopathically.
After breaking through Jingzhou and Jiangdong, it was of great help to Cao Cao's strength, and Lu Bu led his troops and horses in Yizhou at this time, and the army around Chang'an was only 20,000 people, so it was a means for Cao Cao to let go calmly.
Xun Yu could even think of why there were only such a number of soldiers and horses near Chang'an, that is, he was worried that the Cao army would not attack Jingzhou, and deliberately did it so that Cao Cao could not feel the threat from Chang'an, if the Cao army attacked Chang'an, he only needed an order to be able to recruit cavalry from all over the country, and Liangzhou was under the rule of Lu Bu at this time.
Xun Yu suddenly felt the urgency of the situation, if Cao Cao could not gain enough advantage in this battle against the Jiangdong army, he would fall into a huge passivity when he fought against Lu Bu in the future.
"The lord should be a saint, rebuke Sun Quan's guilt, and lead the teacher of benevolence and righteousness to pacify Jingzhou and Jiangdong." Xun Yu Dao.
Cao Cao nodded, in fact, he was also worried, Lu Bu's attack on Yizhou was within Cao Cao's plan, the key was that he wanted Lu Bu to attack Yizhou from the direction of Ba County when he attacked Yizhou, so that the defenders of Yizhou could calmly dispatch the army to block the soldiers and horses from Chang'an, and also let Lu Bu fall into the battlefield of Yizhou.
It feels a little incredible, after the advantage of Jianmen Pass is not there, Yizhou will face a greater crisis, Cao Cao also knows that it is time for him to make a move, as expected, after this battle, Yizhou will be wiped out, Yizhou is rich, the terrain is dangerous, when they lose Jianmen Pass, they will face the elite army under Lu Bu.
The next day, above the court of Xudu, Cao Cao led hundreds of civil and military officials to worship, and said: "Jiangdong Sun Quan's wolf ambition, the reason why the saint has no choice but to leave Jingzhou, is because of Jiangdong, now Sun Quan has hoarded 50,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangxia, and his ambition is obvious. ”
As soon as these words came out, the court was in an uproar, and more officials could not touch the core of Cao Jun, they said that they were high-ranking officials in the court, and in Cao Cao's eyes, they were just supporting the face of the court.
"The prime minister's words are very true, Jiangdong traitors, repeatedly invaded Jingzhou, it is a big disaster." From time to time, officials from the DPRK and China echoed him.
Liu Cong said: "There is Prime Minister Lao in this matter." ”
If Liu Cong has enough means, as long as the military power is seized from Cao Cao's means, how dare Cao Cao be so arrogant in the court, but many people also understand that the possibility of success is very small, don't look at Xun Yu who has fought against Cao Cao and called the king, he has always been a courtier under Cao Cao, and he has been following Cao Cao before, and now he is still Shang Shuling.
Naturally, there are officials loyal to the Han family in the court, but their loyalty can only be hidden in secret, in the face of the strong Cao Cao, if they don't have enough strength to make a move before, it may bring Cao Cao's anger, at this time Cao Cao has absolute control over Xu Du, Xu Du Ling is even more ruthless when governing Xu Du.
When the imperial court in Jingzhou went to Xudu, if there was no serious loss in strength, maybe there was the strength to compete with Cao Cao, when they came to Xudu, the power in the family had already lost 778888 under the war, and Cao Cao's rule also had many strong families, and they would not easily give Jingzhou's family the opportunity to rise under Cao Cao's rule.
Cai didn't understand the truth, but Cao Cao had a strong sense of precaution in this regard, and the guards in the palace were also soldiers in Cao Cao's army, so that the emperor was acting under Cao Cao's surveillance, Liu Cong was still young and didn't know how to win people's hearts, so they could only wait for the opportunity in secret.
However, if Cao Cao can pacify Jiangdong and Jingzhou, it will be of great benefit to the imperial court, after all, they still have a strong neighbor, the king of Jin.
Cao Cao put this matter on the surface, that is, he was ready to send troops, as for Liu Cong's consent, it was just a superficial thing, and Liu Cong had no choice in this matter.
The holy decree of the Xudu court spread throughout the world at an extremely fast speed.
Jiangdong, after Sun Quan learned the news that Lu Bu led the army to capture Jianmen Pass, his mood was a little solemn, the reason why Cao's army did not dare to attack Jingzhou easily was more worried about Chang'an's army, and Sun Quan's most hope was to be able to unite with Chang'an's army, attack Cao's army, and then occupy Cao Cao's territory.
As a monarch, it is natural to consider the problem from the level of his own side, which is understandable, but how can Lü Bu act for the interests of Jiangdong, now Jiangdong and Chang'an have a close relationship, and after Lü Bu captures Yizhou, it will definitely be a different scene.
Jiangdong and Lu Bu's rule are not close, which is also the reason why the Jiangdong army is relieved to ally with Lu Bu, and after occupying Yizhou, this situation will change dramatically, from Yizhou downstream, you can attack Jingzhou, so that Jiangdong's advantage in the terrain will be greatly weakened.
This is also one of the reasons why Jiangdong and other princes jointly attacked Huguan after Lü Bu captured Chang'an, Jiangdong did not want to face the threat from Yizhou, and when Yizhou had Liu Zhang, they would not worry.