When Guo Xin mentioned Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Cao Shuo said: "Please come over, in fact, it is for Liu Biao." ”

"Husband is worried that if he starts a war with Liu Bei, Liu Biao will make trouble behind his back?" Guo Xin asked.

"Exactly." Cao Shuo said: "Liu Biao and the Cao family are enemies, and I have to be on guard against him at all times." ”

"Then start a war with Liu Biao." Guo Xin said: "Don't wait for him to use troops against Huainan, the husband will use troops against him first." ”

"Fighting on two fronts?" Cao Shuo said: "In this way, my chances of winning are not great!" ”

"The husband and the king are fighting on two fronts, and Liu Biao is not." Guo Xin said: "Jiangdong Sun Ce hates Liu Biao to the core, if the husband can find a person who can speak well to go to Jiangdong, he will definitely be willing to cooperate with the husband to defeat Liu Biao." ”

"Pang Shiyuan just took Wancheng from Sun Ce." Cao Shuo said: "I'm afraid that he will hold a grudge and refuse to cooperate with me." ”

"Husband really thinks that Anhui City was taken by Pang Shiyuan?" Guo Xin smiled slightly: "If what I expected was right, it should be that Sun Ce refused to ask for it, so he handed it over to Pang Shiyuan." ”

"You mean that Sun Ce wants to use my hand to stop Liu Biao from going down to Jiangdong?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Liu Biao didn't have the heart to go to Jiangdong." Guo Xin said: "Jiangdong has the Yangtze River, and hundreds of thousands of troops are difficult to break. Today's Liu Biao does not have such a strong force, and there is only a check and balance between him and Sun Ce. ”

"I probably see what you mean." Cao Shuo said: "If Sun Ce wants to break this checks and balances, he has to have me intermingled into it......

"The husband is really smart, and the concubine has only said half of it, and the husband sees through it." Guo Xin bowed and said.

"No matter how smart I am, I can still be as smart as a military advisor like you." Cao Shuo smiled shyly and said to Guo Xin and Jia Pei: "You two go to the same room tonight, I want to be pampered at the same time." ”

Just as he was talking about how to deal with Liu Bei and Liu Biao, Cao Shuo suddenly changed the topic, and Guo Xin and Jia Pei were suddenly full of black lines.

Cao Shuo is really still Cao Shuo, and without saying a few words about serious things, he can think of pampering them both at the same time at night......

Knowing that if he stayed here, Cao Shuo would definitely have nothing serious to say, Guo Xin and Jia Pei stood up.

Guo Xin said: "The husband wants to spoil the two of us, just wait until the evening to go directly to the room, and then ask the husband to consider who to send to Jiangdong." ”

"Don't think about it." Cao Shuo said: "Except for Cao Jun, there is no one else who is suitable. ”

He shouted out the door, "Please come over." ”

Cai Ji answered at the door and left.

Guo Xin said: "The husband wants to discuss important matters with Jun Gongzi, and we will retire first!" ”

"Remember to wait for me in the room at night!" Cao Shuo grinned at her and Jia Pei.

The two women bowed and withdrew.

Guo Xin's suggestion, Cao Shuo had also thought about it, but he was not sure that it would be effective.

He had earlier helped Sun Ce capture the city of Anhui, so that Jingzhou was threatened by Jiangdong at any time.

Now Wancheng has fallen into the hands of Pang Tong.

If Sun Ce really had the heart to give him Wancheng, it would be easy to say.

In case the Jiangdong defenders were afraid that the soldiers and horses brought by Pang Tong would abandon the city and flee, this matter would be complicated.

Pinching his chin, Cao Shuo was still thinking about how likely it was to unite Jiangdong, Cai Ji entered the house and reported: "Qi Gongzi, Jun Gongzi is here!" ”

"Ask him to come in." Cao Shuo commanded.

Cai Ji retreated to the door and said to Cao Jun, who was guarding the door, "Jun Gongzi, please come in." ”

Cao Jun thanked him, and then entered the house.

He saluted Cao Shuo and said, "I've seen my brother." ”

"You don't have to be polite without outsiders." Cao Shuo raised his hand and said, "Let you come over, there is something you have to do." ”

"Brother, please speak." Cao Jun responded.

"Jiangdong Sun Ce, do you dare to see it?" Cao Shuo asked.

"When I went to Xiapi to see General Lu, I dare." Cao Jun said: "Go to see Sun Ce, why don't you dare? ”

"Before you see Sun Ce, you have to go and meet Pang Shiyuan first." Cao Shuo said: "It is very important to confirm whether he took Wancheng or the Jiangdong Army took the initiative to give it up. ”

"Don't worry, brother, I will definitely ask clearly." Cao Jun responded, and then asked Cao Shuo: "I don't know if my brother asked me to see Sun Ce and say something to him." ”

"Liu Bei intends to march towards Shouchun." Cao Shuo said: "Sima Zhongda is about to kill head-on. It is not easy to defeat Liu Bei with his soldiers and horses. When Pang Shiyuan came back and mobilized all the soldiers to Xuzhou, I was worried that Liu Jingsheng would be stabbed in the back. ”

"What does my brother mean is to unite with Jiangdong Sun Ce, fight for Xuzhou with Liu Bei on the one hand, and fight with Liu Biao in the south on the other?" Cao Jun asked.

"That's what it means." Cao Shuo said: "It's just that there are not many soldiers and horses I can stay on the Lujiang side, and Liu Jingsheng has a big family in Jingzhou, so I can't do anything about him for a while." As long as you can convince Sun Ce to unite with me, I will have ten percent confidence in defeating Liu Bei. ”

Cao Jun asked, "When does my brother plan to ask me to leave?" ”

"It's urgent, and I can't afford to delay." Cao Shuo said: "You will leave early tomorrow morning. ”

Cao Jun clenched his fists and responded: "This time I go to Jiangdong, I will definitely persuade Sun Ce to unite with my brother." ”

Cao Shuo nodded and watched Cao Jun leave.

A few days later, outside Pengcheng in Xuzhou, a group of soldiers and horses lurked in the woods.

Sima Yi stood at the edge of the woods, looking out at Pengcheng in the distance.

"General, are we going to attack during the day, or are we going to send troops in a big way at night?" A captain stepped forward and asked.

"Sending troops?" Sima Yi said: "In the style of Gongzi, he has always taken the city without blood, and if it is not necessary, he will never let the soldiers attack it." ”

"Could it be that the general has a way to capture Pengcheng without bloodshed?" The lieutenant asked in surprise.

"Absolutely." Sima Yi said: "At night, you took a hundred and ten soldiers to change into the enemy's armor, and said that you came to defend Pengcheng on the order of Liu Xuande. ”

"Only a hundred and ten people?" The lieutenant was stunned.

"If there are too many people, how can the defenders not find out?" Sima Yi said: "Seeing that there are few of you, they will only interrogate you a little, and they may let you enter the city." ”

"I understand what the general means." The lieutenant said: "After entering the city, we will immediately occupy the city gate and wait for the general to lead the soldiers into the city. ”

Sima Yi said to the captain: "Whether you can enter the city without blood depends on how you deal with it." ”

"General rest assured!" The lieutenant said: "There are not too many defenders in Pengcheng, and it is not difficult for us to take the city gate. ”

"As soon as you enter the city, I will lead the army out." Sima Yi said: "The strength of the enemy's counterattack is all on you. ”

"I have followed Childe for a long time, and I have been on the battlefield many times." The lieutenant said, "Can you still be afraid of them?" ”

Gently patting his arm, Sima Yi said, "Let's get ready to go first, there will definitely be a fierce battle tonight." ”

(End of chapter)