In the study, Cao Cao didn't call too many people.

In addition to Cao Shuo, only Xun Yu, Xun You, Jia Xu and others were seated.

"I came to you to discuss the use of troops to Jiangdong." Cao Cao said to everyone: "I plan to lead the army to Jiangling, where I will camp and train the navy to prepare to cross the river. ”

"Father is wise." Cao Shuo said: "Our army has been stationed in Xiangyang for a long time, and many soldiers even think that there is nothing else to do if they take Jingzhou, and if they don't give the order to crusade against Jiangdong earlier, they are afraid that the mood of slackness will spread among the army, and it will not be beneficial in the long run." ”

"Although I have plans to attack Jiangdong, most of the soldiers under my command are northerners, and there are very few who know water. Even if some people know how to water, the water nature is definitely not as good as the Jiangdong Water Army. Cao Cao said: "The Jiangdong Sun clan is entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is not easy for our army to cross the Yangtze River. ”

"Cao Gong is right." Xun Yu said: "Recently, I heard that Jiangdong transferred Zhou Yu back to Wu County, and it seems that he is also planning to resist the army. ”

"Jiangdong and Jingzhou are connected to each other, although they have attacked each other for many years, but Jingzhou was broken by Cao Gong, and the Jiangdong Sun clan can also sense the cold lips and teeth." Xun You took over and said, "Since Duke Cao plans to march into Jiangdong, he can't give them too much time to prepare for defense. ”

"Jingzhou was destroyed, and now I have hundreds of thousands of troops." Cao Cao said: "Jiangdong can only use 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers and horses, can you send someone across the river to persuade the Jiangdong Sun clan to surrender?" ”

"I think it's better to play directly." Cao Shuo said: "My father also said just now that the Jiangdong Sun clan is entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, and they have the Yangtze River natural danger, and it may not be useful to send people to persuade them to surrender." ”

"At the very least, we should send someone to find out what is true." Xun Yu said: "For so many years, we only know that Jiangdong is growing year by year, but because they are south of the Yangtze River, we never know what kind of situation they have grown. Find a suitable person to cross the river, even if you can't persuade Jiangdong to surrender, at least you can get some details. ”

"I've met Zhou Yu." Cao Shuo said: "This person is very smart, and Sun Ce also relied on him very much at the beginning. After Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan relied more heavily on Zhou Yu. He was not in Wu County before, and transferring him back is undoubtedly Jiangdong's intention to deal with our Cao family. Sending people across the river, my father and I, who are too shrewd and capable, will worry about accidents, and sending some mediocre people over will not only be useless, but will also fall for Zhou Yu's tricks. ”

"What are your plans?" Cao Cao asked Cao Shuo.

Cao Shuo clenched his fists and said: "Father should know that I had a marriage contract with Jiangdong Sun Shangxiang. To explore the truth and the truth, it is most appropriate to use this name to cross the river. ”

"In other words, you have made up your mind to fight Koto." Cao Cao said: "Not only that, but you also want to snatch the young lady of the Jiangdong Sun family." ”

"How could a woman who had a marriage contract with me let her be caught in the chaos of war." Cao Shuo said: "Sun Shangxiang was still young back then, and now he should be an adult. Sending someone over to propose marriage, one is to paralyze the Sun family in Jiangdong and make them think that we have no plans to cross the river, and the other is to take the opportunity to explore the truth and see what Jiangdong has prepared. ”

"What do you think?" Cao Cao asked everyone.

Everyone agreed, only Xun Yu said: "I know a person who was a classmate with Zhou Yu. Let him go to propose, it will be easier to succeed. ”

"Is Xun Gong talking about Jiang Gan?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Exactly." Xun Yu replied.

"How does Zirong know about Jiang Gan?" Cao Cao said: "He is just an ordinary staff member under me, and he has no outstanding achievements in the past. ”

"Jiang Gan is a native of Shouchun, and he has been back to Shouchun twice in the past." Cao Shuo replied, "That's why I know him." ”

"Do you think Jiang Gan can go?" Cao Cao asked again.

"Yes." Cao Shuo said: "But he can't be allowed to go alone, all he has to do when he crosses Jiangdong is to make friends with Zhou Yupan, and if he really goes to do something, I plan to let Pang Shiyuan and Zhao Zilong go over." ”

Cao Cao nodded: "Just follow Zilong." ”

"Father, I have a reluctant request." Cao Shuo got up and said to Cao Cao.

"You say!" Seeing him stand up, Cao Cao knew that what he was going to say must be something very important.

"I want to ask Jiang Gan to come to my room first." Cao Shuo said: "This time I crossed Jiangdong, I have some things to explain to him. ”

"What can't be said here?" Cao Cao asked.

"Although Jiang Gan is Zhou Yu's classmate, the two of them are not the same." Cao Shuo said: "He must have made meritorious contributions when he arrived in Jiangdong. Zhou Yu will also use his thoughts to spread some false information to him. I plan to let him do his tricks and let Zhou Yu suffer some losses. ”

The Battle of Chibi was a great battle with an extremely important historical position, and Cao Shuo knew some of the details.

He knew very well that when Jiang Gan arrived in Jiangdong, he would likely be used by Zhou Yu to bring back news that was unfavorable to the Cao family.

Cao Cao has always been suspicious, and only after doing some things can he understand that he is a fool.

In case the news brought back by Jiang Gan made Cao Cao make a wrong judgment, even if he was on the side, it would be difficult to reverse Cao Cao's decision.

It was with this concern that Cao Cao planned to talk to Jiang Gan privately before he went to Jiangdong.

"Do you already have a plan?" Cao Cao twisted his beard and asked Cao Shuo.

"Exactly." Cao Shuo said: "The way of using troops, true and false, false and real, although the two sides have not started a war now, they are making arrangements for each other. Father broke through Jingzhou, even if the Jiangdong Sun clan was stupid, he would not fail to guard against our army crossing the river. What's more, Zhou Yu is known as Jiangdong Zhou Lang, and he has always had the ability to strategize and win thousands of miles. If we don't make arrangements in advance, I'm afraid that we will suffer a big loss in his hands. ”

Cao Cao nodded: "In that case, let Jiang Gan go to you later." ”

"Before Jiang Gan and the others returned from Jiangdong, I hoped that my father would not rush to send troops to Jiangling." Cao Shuo said: "Once the troops are dispatched, my father's intentions could not be clearer. It is not good for Jiang Gan or Pang Shiyuan and others. ”

"Then wait for them in Xiangyang for a few days." Cao Cao said: "The specific things will be arranged by Zirong." ”

Everyone exited the study, and Xun You asked Cao Shuo: "Does Gongzi think that the Jiangdong Sun family will send the young lady to the Cao family?" ”

"If we are only facing Koto, they will most likely send." Cao Shuo said: "However, this time it is not only the Jiangdong Sun family in front of us, but also Liu Xuande. Not to mention that our army does have plans to crusade against Jiangdong, even if it doesn't, only Liu Xuande's ability to provoke can make Jiangdong fight with us. In this way, it is very unlikely that the Sun family will send the young lady across the river. ”

(End of chapter)